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+# Fix failing tests in CI workflow
+
+## Problems Addressed:
+
+### 1. Services Not Running (Redis, RabbitMQ)
+Many test failures are caused by connection errors to Redis (localhost:6379) and AMQP/RabbitMQ (127.0.0.1:5672) with `ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111] Connection refused`. 
+
+**Solution:** Add service containers to `.github/workflows/tests.yaml`:
+```yaml
+services:
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7
+    ports:
+      - 6379:6379
+  rabbitmq:
+    image: rabbitmq:3-management
+    ports:
+      - 5672:5672
+      - 15672:15672
+```
+
+### 2. Jinja2 Template Error: 'file' is undefined
+Error in `file_detail.html` template. The view rendering this template is missing the 'file' variable in the context when handling nonexistent files. 
+
+**Solution:** Ensure the template response includes the file variable or handle the error case differently in the view.
+
+### 3. SQLAlchemy IntegrityError: NOT NULL constraint failed: files.local_filename
+In `tests/test_bulk_operations.py::TestBulkOperations::test_bulk_reprocess_missing_files`, the test tries to insert a file record with `local_filename=None`, but the database schema requires this field. 
+
+**Solution:** Fix test data to provide a value for local_filename or make the field nullable in the schema.
+
+### 4. API Response Type Mismatch
+In `tests/test_api.py::TestFileEndpoints::test_list_files_empty`, the test expects a list but receives a dictionary with 'files' and 'pagination' keys. 
+
+**Solution:** Update either the test expectations or the API response format to be consistent.
+
+### 5. Subtask Retry Error Message
+In `tests/test_file_detail_endpoints.py::TestSubtaskRetry::test_retry_subtask_invalid_task_name`, the test expects error message 'invalid subtask name' but gets 'processed file not found. cannot retry upload.'. 
+
+**Solution:** Fix the error handling logic to return the expected error message.
+
+### 6. File Reprocessing 500 Error
+In `tests/test_file_detail_endpoints.py::TestFileReprocessing::test_reprocess_existing_file`, the endpoint returns 500 Internal Server Error instead of 200. 
+
+**Solution:** Investigate the cause of this server error and fix the underlying issue.
+
+## Failed Tests:
+- `tests/test_api.py::TestFileEndpoints::test_list_files_empty`
+- `tests/test_bulk_operations.py::TestBulkOperations::test_bulk_reprocess_missing_files`
+- `tests/test_file_detail_endpoints.py::TestFileReprocessing::test_reprocess_existing_file`
+- `tests/test_file_detail_endpoints.py::TestSubtaskRetry::test_retry_subtask_invalid_task_name`
+- `tests/test_file_detail_endpoints.py::TestFileDetailView::test_file_detail_view_nonexistent`
+- All tests in `test_file_upload.py` (9 tests failing due to RabbitMQ connection)
+
+## CI Run:
+https://github.com/christianlouis/DocuElevate/actions/runs/21794817705/job/62880458485
+
+## Commit:
+`93149d0c56e0e7373ad92d59fd8c575eb9095914`
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