diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6ca5555..495f8ee 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ node_modules
 deployment.yaml
 Dockerfile
 readme.md
-.git
+.git
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/prod.js b/config/prod.js
index d1551f0..e609051 100644
--- a/config/prod.js
+++ b/config/prod.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ module.exports = {
         gatewayUri: process.env.OIDC_GATEWAY_URI,
         clientId: process.env.OIDC_CLIENT_ID,
         clientSecret: process.env.OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET,
-        redirectUris: process.env.OIDC_REDIRECT_URIS
+        redirectUris: process.env.OIDC_REDIRECT_URIS,
     },
     wildDuck: {
         url: process.env.WILDDUCK_URL,
         token: process.env.WILDDUCK_TOKEN,
-        domain: process.env.WILDDUCK_DOMAIN
+        domain: process.env.WILDDUCK_DOMAIN,
     },
     redis: {
-        url: process.env.REDIS_URL
-    }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+        url: process.env.REDIS_URL,
+        password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+    },
+};
diff --git a/deployment.yaml b/deployment.yaml
index 7ef2aea..2b9d782 100644
--- a/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployment.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,15 @@ spec:
                   name: walias-secrets
                   key: WILDDUCK_DOMAIN
             - name: REDIS_URL
-              value: walias-cache
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: redis-walias-cache-owner-secrets
+                  key: REDIS_MASTER_URI
+            - name: REDIS_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: redis-walias-cache-owner-secrets
+                  key: REDIS_PASSWORD
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: oidc-client-walias-owner-secrets
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 123a78c..5b0cca3 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { channels } from './channels';
 import { Env, getEnv } from './helpers/get-env';
 
 const app: Application = express(feathers());
+let sessionStore;
 
 // Load app configuration
 app.configure(configuration());
@@ -28,15 +29,19 @@ app.use(
 
 app.use(cookieParser());
 
-const sessionStore =
-    getEnv() === Env.prod
-        ? new RedisStore({
-              prefix: 'walias:',
-              client: createClient({
-                  url: config.get('redis.url'),
-              }),
-          })
-        : undefined;
+if (getEnv() === Env.prod) {
+    const redisClient = createClient({
+        url: config.get('redis.url'),
+        password: config.get('redis.password'),
+    });
+
+    sessionStore = new RedisStore({
+        prefix: 'walias:',
+        client: redisClient,
+    });
+
+    redisClient.connect().catch(console.error);
+}
 
 app.use(
     session({