diff --git a/emission/individual_tests/TestNominatim.py b/emission/individual_tests/TestNominatim.py
index fa51f239b..a7f75b958 100644
--- a/emission/individual_tests/TestNominatim.py
+++ b/emission/individual_tests/TestNominatim.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         write_ts = 1694344333
         data = {'source': 'FakeTripGenerator','location': {'type': 'Point', 'coordinates': [-71.4128343, 41.8239891]}}
         fake_place = ecwe.Entry.create_fake_entry(fake_id, key, data, write_ts)
-        return fake_place
+        self.fake_place = fake_place
 
     #When a nominatim service is called, we set the value of the NOMINATIM_QUERY_URL environment variable in nominatim.py and re-load the module.
     def nominatim(service):
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_geofabrik_and_nominatim(self):
     #Checks the display name generated by get_filtered_place in clean_and_resample.py, which creates a cleaned place from the fake place
     # and reverse geocodes with the coordinates.
     def test_get_filtered_place(self):
-        fake_place_raw = self.setUp()
+        fake_place_raw = self.fake_place
         fake_place_data = clean.get_filtered_place(fake_place_raw).__getattr__("data")
         actual_result = fake_place_data.__getattr__("display_name")
         expected_result = "Dorrance Street, Providence"
diff --git a/emission/integrationTests/docker-compose.yml b/emission/integrationTests/docker-compose.yml
index e5eb2635e..4ee29abd3 100644
--- a/emission/integrationTests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/emission/integrationTests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
       - GFBK_KEY=$GFBK_KEY
       - GEOFABRIK_QUERY_URL=https://geocoding.geofabrik.de/$GFBK_KEY
       - OPENSTREETMAP_QUERY_URL=https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org
-      - NOMINATIM_CONTAINER_URL=http://rhodeisland-nominatim
+      - NOMINATIM_CONTAINER_URL=http://rhodeisland-nominatim:8080
 
     volumes:
       # specify the host directory where the source code should live
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ services:
     entrypoint: /app/start.sh
     image: nataliejschultz/rhodeisland-image:4.0
     container_name: rhodeisland-nominatim
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
       restart_policy: