diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 94c4521a..578da9c9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ dev = [
   "isort==5.13.2",
 ]
 test = [
+  "daphne==4.1.2",
   "factory-boy==3.3.1",
   "playwright>=1.39",
   "pytest==8.3.4",
@@ -70,10 +71,7 @@ s3 = [
   "django-storages[s3]==1.14.4",
 ]
 sync = [
-  "channels==4.2.0",
-  "daphne==4.1.2",
   "pydantic==2.10.5",
-  "websockets==13.1",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/umap/tests/integration/conftest.py b/umap/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 620ab5ec..d72886f8 100644
--- a/umap/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/umap/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import os
 import re
-import subprocess
-import time
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-from channels.testing import ChannelsLiveServerTestCase
+from daphne.testing import DaphneProcess
 from playwright.sync_api import expect
 
+from umap.asgi import application
+
 from ..base import mock_tiles
 
 
@@ -68,35 +67,17 @@ def login(new_page, settings, live_server):
     return do_login
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def websocket_server():
-    # Find the test-settings, and put them in the current environment
-    settings_path = (Path(__file__).parent.parent / "settings.py").absolute().as_posix()
-    os.environ["UMAP_SETTINGS"] = settings_path
-
-    ds_proc = subprocess.Popen(
-        [
-            "umap",
-            "run_websocket_server",
-        ],
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-    )
-    time.sleep(2)
-    # Ensure it started properly before yielding
-    assert not ds_proc.poll(), ds_proc.stdout.read().decode("utf-8")
-    yield ds_proc
-    # Shut it down at the end of the pytest session
-    ds_proc.terminate()
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def channels_live_server(request, settings):
-    server = ChannelsLiveServerTestCase()
-    server.serve_static = False
-    server._pre_setup()
-    settings.WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI = f"{server.live_server_ws_url}/ws/sync/{{id}}/"
+def asgi_live_server(request, settings):
+    request.getfixturevalue("transactional_db")
+    server = DaphneProcess("localhost", lambda: application)
+    server.start()
+    server.ready.wait()
+    port = server.port.value
+    settings.WEBSOCKET_FRONT_URI = f"ws://localhost:{port}/ws/sync/{{id}}/"
+    server.url = f"http://localhost:{port}"
 
     yield server
 
-    server._post_teardown()
+    server.terminate()
+    server.join()
diff --git a/umap/tests/integration/test_websocket_sync.py b/umap/tests/integration/test_websocket_sync.py
index b5e5fc16..569bca30 100644
--- a/umap/tests/integration/test_websocket_sync.py
+++ b/umap/tests/integration/test_websocket_sync.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DATALAYER_UPDATE = re.compile(r".*/datalayer/update/.*")
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_markers(
-    new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_markers(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_polygons(
-    context, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    context, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_polygons(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_map_properties(
-    new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_map_properties(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_datalayer_properties(
-    new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_datalayer_properties(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_cloned_polygons(
-    context, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    context, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_cloned_polygons(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_late_joining_peer(
-    new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer
+    new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer
 ):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def test_websocket_connection_can_sync_late_joining_peer(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
-def test_should_sync_datalayers(new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer):
+def test_should_sync_datalayers(new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer):
     map = MapFactory(name="sync", edit_status=Map.ANONYMOUS)
     map.settings["properties"]["syncEnabled"] = True
     map.save()
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def test_should_sync_datalayers_delete(
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="websockets")
 def test_create_and_sync_map(
-    new_page, live_server, channels_live_server, tilelayer, login, user
+    new_page, live_server, asgi_live_server, tilelayer, login, user
 ):
     # Create a syncable map with peerA
     peerA = login(user, prefix="Page A")