diff --git a/backend/pytest.ini b/backend/pytest.ini
index 638e71539..2dc6f5b34 100644
--- a/backend/pytest.ini
+++ b/backend/pytest.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [pytest]
 asyncio_mode = auto
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = function
 testpaths = tests
 env =
    ROMM_BASE_PATH=romm_test
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2d593c011..c0f6281e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dev = [
 test = [
   "fakeredis ~= 2.21",
   "pytest~=9.0",
-  "pytest-asyncio ~= 0.23",
+  "pytest-asyncio ~= 1.1",
   "pytest-cov ~= 6.2",
   "pytest-env ~= 1.1",
   "pytest-mock ~= 3.12",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 1babcd3aa..887eafab3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resolution-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-04-08T19:46:19.811710324Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-04-08T23:41:46.43846Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P7D"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1897,14 +1897,14 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pytest-asyncio"
-version = "0.23.3"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "pytest" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1d/27/f036ec4bcbfd056c54572d7169ba3dbb54e7181f02f21caadd3aecb9cf5b/pytest-asyncio-0.23.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:af313ce900a62fbe2b1aed18e37ad757f1ef9940c6b6a88e2954de38d6b1fb9f", size = 44841, upload-time = "2024-01-01T14:03:58.77Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/90/2c/8af215c0f776415f3590cac4f9086ccefd6fd463befeae41cd4d3f193e5a/pytest_asyncio-1.3.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d7f52f36d231b80ee124cd216ffb19369aa168fc10095013c6b014a34d3ee9e5", size = 50087, upload-time = "2025-11-10T16:07:47.256Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1d/d6/568f370599c794cc97e2f36293e06ee9bd5bd3a2d2eb62525671425d266b/pytest_asyncio-0.23.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:37a9d912e8338ee7b4a3e917381d1c95bfc8682048cb0fbc35baba316ec1faba", size = 17383, upload-time = "2024-01-01T14:03:56.293Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e5/35/f8b19922b6a25bc0880171a2f1a003eaeb93657475193ab516fd87cac9da/pytest_asyncio-1.3.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:611e26147c7f77640e6d0a92a38ed17c3e9848063698d5c93d5aa7aa11cebff5", size = 15075, upload-time = "2025-11-10T16:07:45.537Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "pydash", specifier = "~=8.0" },
     { name = "pyinstrument", marker = "extra == 'dev'", specifier = "~=5.0" },
     { name = "pytest", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=9.0" },
-    { name = "pytest-asyncio", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=0.23" },
+    { name = "pytest-asyncio", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=1.1" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=6.2" },
     { name = "pytest-env", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=1.1" },
     { name = "pytest-mock", marker = "extra == 'test'", specifier = "~=3.12" },