diff --git a/app/server/db/db.js b/app/server/db/db.js
index 0af8242..31f9717 100644
--- a/app/server/db/db.js
+++ b/app/server/db/db.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const { promisify } = require('util');
 const key = (...parts) => parts.join(':');
 
 const p = (tgt, method) => promisify(tgt[method]).bind(tgt);
-
+const redisHost = process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost';
 const getConnection = () => {
-  const client = redis.createClient(6379, 'redis');
+  const client = redis.createClient(6379, redisHost);
   const get = p(client, 'get');
   const set = p(client, 'set');
   const flushdb = p(client, 'flushdb');
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 047fdc3..a97e1d3 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
     command: ["server:prod"]
     environment:
       - REACT_APP_HOST
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
     depends_on:
        - redis
     networks:
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yml b/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 98ad77f..b8704cd 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 3001:3001
     command: ["server"]
+    environment:
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
     volumes:
       - ./app:/app
     networks: