diff --git a/app/Services/Utils/RedisCacheService.php b/app/Services/Utils/RedisCacheService.php
index eccedbf78..4b3646173 100644
--- a/app/Services/Utils/RedisCacheService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Utils/RedisCacheService.php
@@ -63,19 +63,25 @@ public function __destruct()
                     if (is_resource($res)) $metadata = @stream_get_meta_data($res);
                 }
             } catch (\Throwable $ignored) {}
-            Log::error
-            (
-                sprintf
+            // Check if Laravel app is still available before logging
+            if (app()->bound('config')) {
+                Log::error
                 (
-                    "RedisCacheService::__destruct %s %s %s",
-                    $ex->getCode(),
-                    $ex->getMessage(),
-                    var_export($metadata, true)
-                )
-            );
+                    sprintf
+                    (
+                        "RedisCacheService::__destruct %s %s %s",
+                        $ex->getCode(),
+                        $ex->getMessage(),
+                        var_export($metadata, true)
+                    )
+                );
+            }
         }
         catch(\Exception $ex){
-            Log::warning($ex);
+            // Check if Laravel app is still available before logging
+            if (app()->bound('config')) {
+                Log::warning($ex);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -324,4 +330,4 @@ public function ttl($key)
             return (int)$conn->ttl($key);
         }, 0);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 51f3bf8a1..a2b78a0b5 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
   <testsuites>
     <testsuite name="Application Test Suite">
       <directory>./tests/</directory>
+      <exclude>./tests/OpenTelemetry/</exclude>
+      <exclude>./tests/TestCase.php</exclude>
+    </testsuite>
+    <testsuite name="OTEL">
+      <directory>./tests/OpenTelemetry/</directory>
+      <exclude>./tests/OpenTelemetry/ExampleTest.php</exclude>
     </testsuite>
   </testsuites>
   <php>
diff --git a/tests/OpenTelemetry/.gitkeep b/tests/OpenTelemetry/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/OpenTelemetry/ExampleTest.php b/tests/OpenTelemetry/ExampleTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6491fdc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/OpenTelemetry/ExampleTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\OpenTelemetry;
+
+use Tests\TestCase;
+class ExampleTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * A basic test example.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testBasicTest()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue(true);
+    }
+}