diff --git a/pkg/networkserver/redis/application_uplink_queue_test.go b/pkg/networkserver/redis/application_uplink_queue_test.go
index d695cca9d2..fd0f1c848b 100644
--- a/pkg/networkserver/redis/application_uplink_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/networkserver/redis/application_uplink_queue_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var (
 	devCountPerApp = 3
 )
 
-func setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(
+func setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(
 	t *testing.T, cl *ttnredis.Client, minIdle, streamBlockLimit time.Duration,
 ) (*nsredis.ApplicationUplinkQueue, func()) {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueueInit(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "init")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, qCloseFn := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, qCloseFn := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
 	t.Cleanup(qCloseFn)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueueClose(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "close")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, _ := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, _ := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {
 		t.FailNow()
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueueAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "add")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, qCloseFn := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, qCloseFn := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
 	t.Cleanup(qCloseFn)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {
@@ -246,13 +246,18 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopAll(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "pop_all")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, qCloseFn := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, qCloseFn := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
 	t.Cleanup(qCloseFn)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}
 
+	expected := generateRandomUplinks(t, appCount, devCountPerApp)
+	if err := q.Add(ctx, expected...); !a.So(err, should.BeNil) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
 	consumerCount := 3
 	uplinkCh := make(chan []*ttnpb.ApplicationUp, appCount)
 	errCh := make(chan error, consumerCount)
@@ -272,7 +277,6 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopAll(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	expected := generateRandomUplinks(t, appCount, devCountPerApp)
 	actual := make([]*ttnpb.ApplicationUp, 0, len(expected))
 	var err error
 
@@ -298,10 +302,6 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopAll(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := q.Add(ctx, expected...); !a.So(err, should.BeNil) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	a.So(err, should.BeNil)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopErr(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "pop_err")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, qCloseFn := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, qCloseFn := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, minIdle, streamBlockLimit)
 	t.Cleanup(qCloseFn)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopErr(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	expected := generateRandomUplinks(t, appCount, devCountPerApp)
+	if err := q.Add(ctx, expected...); !a.So(err, should.BeNil) {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+
 	consumerCount := 3
 	uplinkCh := make(chan []*ttnpb.ApplicationUp, appCount)
 	errCh := make(chan error, consumerCount)
@@ -350,7 +355,6 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopErr(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	expected := generateRandomUplinks(t, appCount, devCountPerApp)
 	actual := make([]*ttnpb.ApplicationUp, 0, len(expected))
 	var err error
 
@@ -376,10 +380,6 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueuePopErr(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err := q.Add(ctx, expected...); !a.So(err, should.BeNil) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	expectedFailCount := devCountPerApp * 2
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func TestApplicationUplinkQueueClaiming(t *testing.T) {
 	cl, redisCloseFn := test.NewRedis(ctx, append(redisNamespace[:], "claiming")...)
 	t.Cleanup(redisCloseFn)
 
-	q, qCloseFn := setupRedusApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, 0, streamBlockLimit)
+	q, qCloseFn := setupRedisApplicationUplinkQueue(t, cl, 0, streamBlockLimit)
 	t.Cleanup(qCloseFn)
 
 	if !a.So(q.Init(ctx), should.BeNil) {