diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8754da95..ca6e43ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ad_sdl.wei"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.6.2"
 description = "The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory's Workflow Execution Interface."
 authors = [
     {name = "Rafael Vescovi", email = "ravescovi@anl.gov"},
diff --git a/src/ui/src/components/Workflow.vue b/src/ui/src/components/Workflow.vue
index 56dd1291..e2456c7a 100644
--- a/src/ui/src/components/Workflow.vue
+++ b/src/ui/src/components/Workflow.vue
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const data_headers = [
 
 
 ]
-props.steps.forEach((step : any)=> { test.value[step.id] = {}; if(step.result.data)
+props.steps.forEach((step : any)=> { test.value[step.id] = {}; if(step.result && step.result.data)
   {Object.keys(step.result.data).forEach(async (key: string) =>   {
 
     let val = await ((await fetch( "http://".concat(window.location.host).concat("/runs/data/").concat(step.result.data[key]).concat("/info"))).json())
diff --git a/src/wei/core/state_manager.py b/src/wei/core/state_manager.py
index 1f37e4e4..b47a158c 100644
--- a/src/wei/core/state_manager.py
+++ b/src/wei/core/state_manager.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def _redis_client(self) -> Any:
                 port=int(Config.redis_port),
                 db=0,
                 decode_responses=True,
+                password=Config.redis_password if Config.redis_password else None,
             )
         return self._redis_connection
 
diff --git a/src/wei/types/workcell_types.py b/src/wei/types/workcell_types.py
index dbf396ac..33f6a308 100644
--- a/src/wei/types/workcell_types.py
+++ b/src/wei/types/workcell_types.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class WorkcellConfig(BaseModel, extra="allow"):
         default="localhost", description="Hostname for the Redis server"
     )
     redis_port: int = Field(default=6379, description="Port for the Redis server")
+    redis_password: str = Field(
+        default="", description="Password for the Redis server, if any"
+    )
     data_directory: PathLike = Field(
         default=Path.home() / ".wei",
         description="Directory to store data produced by WEI",
diff --git a/tests/test_module/test_rest_node.py b/tests/test_module/test_rest_node.py
index c5983094..dabcacfa 100644
--- a/tests/test_module/test_rest_node.py
+++ b/tests/test_module/test_rest_node.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 REST-based node that interfaces with WEI and provides various fake actions for testing purposes
 """
 
+import time
 from typing import Annotated
 
 from fastapi import UploadFile
@@ -190,41 +191,9 @@ def synthesize(
 ) -> StepResponse:
     """Synthesizes a sample using specified amounts `foo` and `bar` according to file `protocol`"""
 
-    # Read the uploaded protocol file content (not used further in this example)
-    protocol_content = protocol.file.read().decode("utf-8")
-    print(protocol_content)
-
-    # Retrieve the plate resource
-    plate = state.resource_interface.get_resource(
-        resource_name="Plate0", module_name=state.module_name
-    )
-
-    if not plate:
-        return StepResponse.step_failed("Plate0 resource not found")
-
-    try:
-        # Update specific wells
-        state.resource_interface.update_plate_well(plate, "A1", 80.0)  # Set A1 to 80
-        # Safely retrieve well 'B1' quantity before modification
-        well_B1_quantity = state.resource_interface.get_well_quantity(plate, "B1")
-        state.resource_interface.update_plate_well(
-            plate, "B1", well_B1_quantity - 1
-        )  # Decrease B1 by 'bar'
-
-        # Update the entire contents of wells, setting C1 to well capacity
-        state.resource_interface.update_plate_contents(
-            plate, {"C1": plate.well_capacity}
-        )
-
-        # Set D1 well to zero
-        state.resource_interface.update_plate_well(plate, "D1", 0.0)
-
-        all_plates = state.resource_interface.get_all_resources(PlateTable)
-        print("All Plates in the database:", all_plates)
-        return StepResponse.step_succeeded()
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        return StepResponse.step_failed(f"Failed to synthesize: {e}")
+    state.foobar = foo + bar
+    time.sleep(5)
+    return StepResponse.step_succeeded()
 
 
 @test_rest_node.action(
@@ -267,10 +236,10 @@ def measure_action(state: State, action: ActionRequest) -> StepResponse:
         all_collections = state.resource_interface.get_all_resources(CollectionTable)
         print("All Collections in the database:", all_collections)
         # Return the success response with the generated files
-        # return StepResponse.step_succeeded(
-        #     files={"test_file": "test.txt", "test2_file": "test2.txt"},
-        #     data={"test": {"test": "test"}},
-        # )
+        return StepResponse.step_succeeded(
+            files={"test_file": "test.txt", "test2_file": "test2.txt"},
+            data={"test": {"test": "test"}},
+        )
         return StepResponse.step_succeeded()
 
     else: