diff --git a/deploy.env b/deploy.env
index e3f5156b..75adfea0 100644
--- a/deploy.env
+++ b/deploy.env
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ APPFLOWY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRE
 APPFLOWY_ACCESS_CONTROL=true
 APPFLOWY_WEBSOCKET_MAILBOX_SIZE=6000
 APPFLOWY_DATABASE_MAX_CONNECTIONS=40
+## URL that connects to the redis docker container
+APPFLOWY_REDIS_URI=redis://${REDIS_HOST}:${REDIS_PORT}
 
 # admin frontend
 ## URL that connects to redis docker container
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 18db05e9..09a4c039 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ services:
       - RUST_LOG=${RUST_LOG:-info}
       - APPFLOWY_ENVIRONMENT=production
       - APPFLOWY_DATABASE_URL=${APPFLOWY_DATABASE_URL}
-      - APPFLOWY_REDIS_URI=redis://redis:6379
+      - APPFLOWY_REDIS_URI=${APPFLOWY_REDIS_URI}
       - APPFLOWY_GOTRUE_JWT_SECRET=${GOTRUE_JWT_SECRET}
       - APPFLOWY_GOTRUE_JWT_EXP=${GOTRUE_JWT_EXP}
       - APPFLOWY_GOTRUE_BASE_URL=${APPFLOWY_GOTRUE_BASE_URL}