diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index ff5c7e62..7bb9c795 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: 3.9
+        python-version: 3.11.2
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1fe28729..9352bf39 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ test-onair:
   image: aetd-dockerlab.gsfc.nasa.gov/spar-lab/onair/onair-meta
   stage: test
   script:
-    - python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements_pip.txt
+    - python3.11 -m pip install -r requirements_pip.txt
     - pwd
-    - python3.9 driver.py -t
+    - python3.11 driver.py -t
     - coverage report    
     - coverage xml
   coverage: '/(?i)total.*? (100(?:\.0+)?\%|[1-9]?\d(?:\.\d+)?\%)$/'
diff --git a/test/onair/data_handling/test_redis_adapter.py b/test/onair/data_handling/test_redis_adapter.py
index ace74af6..a183094d 100644
--- a/test/onair/data_handling/test_redis_adapter.py
+++ b/test/onair/data_handling/test_redis_adapter.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_redis_adapter_DataSource_fails_to_connect_to_server(mocker):
 # subscribe_message tests
 def test_redis_adapter_DataSource_subscribe_subscribes_to_each_given_subscription_and_starts_listening_when_server_available(mocker):
     # Arrange
-    arg_subscriptions = [MagicMock()] * pytest.gen.randint(0, 10) # 0 to 10 arbitrary
+    arg_subscriptions = [MagicMock()] * pytest.gen.randint(1, 10) # 1 to 10 arbitrary
 
     fake_server = MagicMock()
     fake_pubsub = MagicMock()
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def test_redis_adapter_DataSource_message_listener_loads_message_info_when_recei
 
     num_fake_data = pytest.gen.randint(1,10)
     for i in range(num_fake_data):
-        fake_data_header = str(MagicMock())
+        fake_data_header = str(i)
         fake_data_value = MagicMock()
         fake_data[fake_data_header] = fake_data_value
         expected_data_headers.append(fake_data_header)
diff --git a/test/onair/src/data_driven_components/test_data_driven_learning.py b/test/onair/src/data_driven_components/test_data_driven_learning.py
index e39d89e1..d0054cc3 100644
--- a/test/onair/src/data_driven_components/test_data_driven_learning.py
+++ b/test/onair/src/data_driven_components/test_data_driven_learning.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_DataDrivenLearning__init__sets_instance_ai_constructs_to_a_list_of_the_
         arg_headers.append(MagicMock())
     num_fake_ai_plugins = pytest.gen.randint(1, 10) # arbitrary, from 1 to 10 (0 has own test)
     for i in range(num_fake_ai_plugins):
-        arg__ai_plugins[str(MagicMock())] = str(MagicMock())
+        arg__ai_plugins[str(i)] = str(MagicMock())
         fake_spec_list.append(MagicMock())
         fake_module_list.append(MagicMock())
         
diff --git a/test/onair/utils/test_tlm_json_converter.py b/test/onair/utils/test_tlm_json_converter.py
index e0b706fc..b86a4614 100644
--- a/test/onair/utils/test_tlm_json_converter.py
+++ b/test/onair/utils/test_tlm_json_converter.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def test_tlm_json_converter_mergeDicts_when_args_contain_shared_keys(mocker):
     for i in range(len(base_dicts)):
         dict_len = pytest.gen.randint(0, 10) # arbitrary, from 0 to 10
         for j in range(dict_len):
-            key, value = str(MagicMock()), str(MagicMock())
+            key, value = (str(i) + str(j)), pytest.gen.randint(0,1000) # arbitrary, 0 to 1000
             base_dicts[i][key] = value
             merged_dict[key] = value