diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ae1c6557..f13e6c3f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,25 +9,6 @@ services:
       - rabbit_data:/var/lib/rabbitmq
     restart: on-failure
 
-  localstack:
-    image: localstack/localstack:4.13.1
-    network_mode: bridge
-    hostname: localstack
-    ports:
-      - '127.0.0.1:4566:4566' # LocalStack Gateway
-      - '127.0.0.1:4510-4559:4510-4559' # external services port range
-    environment:
-      - SERVICES=sns,sqs,s3,sts
-      - DEBUG=0
-      - DATA_DIR=${DATA_DIR-}
-      - DOCKER_HOST=unix:///var/run/docker.sock
-      - LOCALSTACK_HOST=localstack
-    #      - LOCALSTACK_API_KEY=someDummyKey
-    volumes:
-      - '${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/localstack:/var/log/localstack'
-      - '/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock'
-    restart: on-failure
-
   redis:
     image: redis:6.2.7-alpine
     command: redis-server --requirepass sOmE_sEcUrE_pAsS
diff --git a/packages/s3-payload-store/package.json b/packages/s3-payload-store/package.json
index 6ad6ea6a..f4102bbf 100644
--- a/packages/s3-payload-store/package.json
+++ b/packages/s3-payload-store/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
         "test:coverage": "npm run test -- --coverage",
         "lint": "biome check . && tsc",
         "lint:fix": "biome check --write .",
-        "docker:start": "docker compose up -d --quiet-pull localstack",
-        "docker:stop": "docker compose down",
         "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build"
     },
     "dependencies": {},
@@ -43,8 +41,9 @@
         "@lokalise/tsconfig": "^3.0.0",
         "@types/node": "^25.0.2",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.15",
+        "fauxqs": "^1.6.8",
         "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
-        "typescript": "^5.9.2",
+        "typescript": "^5.9.3",
         "vitest": "^4.0.15"
     },
     "homepage": "https://github.com/kibertoad/message-queue-toolkit",
diff --git a/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/globalSetup.ts b/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a282fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { startFauxqs } from 'fauxqs'
+
+let server: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startFauxqs>>
+
+export async function setup() {
+  server = await startFauxqs({ port: 4566, logger: false, host: 'localstack' })
+}
+
+export async function teardown() {
+  await server.stop()
+}
diff --git a/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/testS3Config.ts b/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/testS3Config.ts
index 15244f52..a892b766 100644
--- a/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/testS3Config.ts
+++ b/packages/s3-payload-store/test/utils/testS3Config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import type { S3ClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3'
+import { createLocalhostHandler } from 'fauxqs'
 
 export const TEST_AWS_CONFIG: S3ClientConfig = {
-  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566',
+  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost:4566',
   region: 'eu-west-1',
   credentials: {
     accessKeyId: 'access',
     secretAccessKey: 'secret',
   },
+  requestHandler: createLocalhostHandler(),
 }
diff --git a/packages/s3-payload-store/vitest.config.ts b/packages/s3-payload-store/vitest.config.ts
index ec65a91a..c25562f4 100644
--- a/packages/s3-payload-store/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/s3-payload-store/vitest.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
     watch: false,
     mockReset: true,
     pool: 'threads',
+    maxWorkers: 1,
+    globalSetup: ['test/utils/globalSetup.ts'],
     coverage: {
       provider: 'v8',
       include: ['lib/**/*.ts'],
diff --git a/packages/sns/package.json b/packages/sns/package.json
index a61850b5..8fbe27ab 100644
--- a/packages/sns/package.json
+++ b/packages/sns/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "test:coverage": "npm run test -- --coverage",
         "lint": "biome check . && tsc",
         "lint:fix": "biome check --write .",
-        "docker:start": "docker compose up -d localstack redis",
+        "docker:start": "docker compose up -d redis",
         "docker:stop": "docker compose down",
         "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build"
     },
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@
         "@message-queue-toolkit/sqs": "*",
         "@types/node": "^25.0.2",
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.15",
-        "awilix": "^12.0.5",
+        "awilix": "^12.1.1",
         "awilix-manager": "^6.1.0",
+        "fauxqs": "^1.6.8",
         "ioredis": "^5.7.0",
         "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
         "typescript": "^5.9.3",
diff --git a/packages/sns/test/utils/globalSetup.ts b/packages/sns/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a282fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sns/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { startFauxqs } from 'fauxqs'
+
+let server: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startFauxqs>>
+
+export async function setup() {
+  server = await startFauxqs({ port: 4566, logger: false, host: 'localstack' })
+}
+
+export async function teardown() {
+  await server.stop()
+}
diff --git a/packages/sns/test/utils/testContext.ts b/packages/sns/test/utils/testContext.ts
index 542a5630..4044f20d 100644
--- a/packages/sns/test/utils/testContext.ts
+++ b/packages/sns/test/utils/testContext.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { SnsSqsPermissionConsumer } from '../consumers/SnsSqsPermissionConsumer.
 import { CreateLocateConfigMixPublisher } from '../publishers/CreateLocateConfigMixPublisher.ts'
 import { SnsPermissionPublisher } from '../publishers/SnsPermissionPublisher.ts'
 import { TEST_REDIS_CONFIG } from './testRedisConfig.ts'
-import { TEST_AWS_CONFIG } from './testSnsConfig.ts'
+import { TEST_AWS_CONFIG, TEST_S3_CONFIG } from './testSnsConfig.ts'
 
 export const SINGLETON_CONFIG = { lifetime: Lifetime.SINGLETON }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export async function registerDependencies(
       },
     ),
     s3: asFunction(() => {
-      return new S3(TEST_AWS_CONFIG)
+      return new S3(TEST_S3_CONFIG)
     }),
 
     consumerErrorResolver: asClass(FakeConsumerErrorResolver, SINGLETON_CONFIG),
diff --git a/packages/sns/test/utils/testSnsConfig.ts b/packages/sns/test/utils/testSnsConfig.ts
index 01824552..7b503152 100644
--- a/packages/sns/test/utils/testSnsConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/sns/test/utils/testSnsConfig.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 import type { S3ClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3'
 import type { SNSClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-sns'
 import type { SQSClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-sqs'
+import { createLocalhostHandler } from 'fauxqs'
 
-export const TEST_AWS_CONFIG: SNSClientConfig & SQSClientConfig & S3ClientConfig = {
-  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566',
+export const TEST_AWS_CONFIG: SNSClientConfig & SQSClientConfig = {
+  endpoint: 'http://localhost:4566',
   region: 'eu-west-1',
   credentials: {
     accessKeyId: 'access',
     secretAccessKey: 'secret',
   },
 }
+
+export const TEST_S3_CONFIG: S3ClientConfig = {
+  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost:4566',
+  region: 'eu-west-1',
+  credentials: {
+    accessKeyId: 'access',
+    secretAccessKey: 'secret',
+  },
+  requestHandler: createLocalhostHandler(),
+}
diff --git a/packages/sns/vitest.config.ts b/packages/sns/vitest.config.ts
index fc60a43b..4016cafe 100644
--- a/packages/sns/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/sns/vitest.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     mockReset: true,
     pool: 'threads',
     maxWorkers: 1,
+    globalSetup: ['test/utils/globalSetup.ts'],
     coverage: {
       provider: 'v8',
       include: ['lib/**/*.ts'],
diff --git a/packages/sqs/package.json b/packages/sqs/package.json
index f0eb1271..afc5f6c7 100644
--- a/packages/sqs/package.json
+++ b/packages/sqs/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "test:coverage": "npm run test -- --coverage",
         "lint": "biome check && tsc",
         "lint:fix": "biome check --write .",
-        "docker:start": "docker compose up -d localstack redis",
+        "docker:start": "docker compose up -d redis",
         "docker:stop": "docker compose down",
         "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build"
     },
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
         "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.15",
         "awilix": "^12.0.5",
         "awilix-manager": "^6.1.0",
-        "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+        "fauxqs": "^1.6.8",
         "ioredis": "^5.6.1",
+        "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
         "typescript": "^5.9.3",
         "vitest": "^4.0.15",
         "zod": "^4.1.13"
diff --git a/packages/sqs/test/consumers/SqsPermisssionConsumer.deadLetterQueue.spec.ts b/packages/sqs/test/consumers/SqsPermisssionConsumer.deadLetterQueue.spec.ts
index 1f52b4d3..b1521785 100644
--- a/packages/sqs/test/consumers/SqsPermisssionConsumer.deadLetterQueue.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/sqs/test/consumers/SqsPermisssionConsumer.deadLetterQueue.spec.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('SqsPermissionConsumer - deadLetterQueue', () => {
           deadLetterQueue: {
             redrivePolicy: { maxReceiveCount: 5 },
             locatorConfig: {
-              queueUrl: 'http://s3.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566/000000000000/badQueue',
+              queueUrl: 'http://localhost:4566/000000000000/badQueue',
             },
           },
         })
diff --git a/packages/sqs/test/utils/globalSetup.ts b/packages/sqs/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a282fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sqs/test/utils/globalSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { startFauxqs } from 'fauxqs'
+
+let server: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startFauxqs>>
+
+export async function setup() {
+  server = await startFauxqs({ port: 4566, logger: false, host: 'localstack' })
+}
+
+export async function teardown() {
+  await server.stop()
+}
diff --git a/packages/sqs/test/utils/testAwsConfig.ts b/packages/sqs/test/utils/testAwsConfig.ts
index 27e7801e..079a9fa5 100644
--- a/packages/sqs/test/utils/testAwsConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/sqs/test/utils/testAwsConfig.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import type { S3ClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3'
 import type { SQSClientConfig } from '@aws-sdk/client-sqs'
+import { createLocalhostHandler } from 'fauxqs'
 
-export const TEST_AWS_CONFIG: SQSClientConfig & S3ClientConfig = {
-  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost.localstack.cloud:4566',
+export const TEST_AWS_CONFIG: SQSClientConfig = {
+  endpoint: 'http://localhost:4566',
   region: 'eu-west-1',
   credentials: {
     accessKeyId: 'access',
     secretAccessKey: 'secret',
   },
 }
+
+export const TEST_S3_CONFIG: S3ClientConfig = {
+  endpoint: 'http://s3.localhost:4566',
+  region: 'eu-west-1',
+  credentials: {
+    accessKeyId: 'access',
+    secretAccessKey: 'secret',
+  },
+  requestHandler: createLocalhostHandler(),
+}
diff --git a/packages/sqs/test/utils/testContext.ts b/packages/sqs/test/utils/testContext.ts
index 7f17934c..cfce010d 100644
--- a/packages/sqs/test/utils/testContext.ts
+++ b/packages/sqs/test/utils/testContext.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Redis } from 'ioredis'
 import { SqsConsumerErrorResolver } from '../../lib/errors/SqsConsumerErrorResolver.ts'
 import { SqsPermissionConsumer } from '../consumers/SqsPermissionConsumer.ts'
 import { SqsPermissionPublisher } from '../publishers/SqsPermissionPublisher.ts'
-import { TEST_AWS_CONFIG } from './testAwsConfig.ts'
+import { TEST_AWS_CONFIG, TEST_S3_CONFIG } from './testAwsConfig.ts'
 import { TEST_REDIS_CONFIG } from './testRedisConfig.ts'
 
 export const SINGLETON_CONFIG = { lifetime: Lifetime.SINGLETON }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export async function registerDependencies(dependencyOverrides: DependencyOverri
       },
     ),
     s3: asFunction(() => {
-      return new S3(TEST_AWS_CONFIG)
+      return new S3(TEST_S3_CONFIG)
     }),
     consumerErrorResolver: asFunction(() => {
       return new SqsConsumerErrorResolver()
diff --git a/packages/sqs/vitest.config.ts b/packages/sqs/vitest.config.ts
index d5f38e14..40633de0 100644
--- a/packages/sqs/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/sqs/vitest.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     mockReset: true,
     pool: 'threads',
     maxWorkers: 1,
+    globalSetup: ['test/utils/globalSetup.ts'],
     coverage: {
       provider: 'v8',
       include: ['lib/**/*.ts'],