diff --git a/config/initializers/redis.rb b/config/initializers/redis.rb
index 863664501..ac69e61fb 100644
--- a/config/initializers/redis.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/redis.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-if Rails.env.production?
+if ENV["REDIS_URL"]
   $redis = # rubocop:disable Style/GlobalVars
-    Redis.new(url: ENV["REDIS_URL"],
+    RedisClient.new(url: ENV["REDIS_URL"],
       ssl_params: {verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE})
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
index 5ef4c0373..a582ee753 100644
--- a/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/sidekiq.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if Rails.env.production?
+if ENV["REDIS_URL"]
   Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
     config.redis = {
       url: ENV["REDIS_URL"],