diff --git a/redis/redis.go b/redis/redis.go
index 8b6f3ee90e61adc85730839b897cbaa2a909809c..2d66e19f5d92095009757b92aa3822d6ceed2ad8 100644
--- a/redis/redis.go
+++ b/redis/redis.go
@@ -43,32 +43,31 @@ func GetRedisClient(isDebug bool) *ClientWithHelpers {
 }
 
 func connectToRedis(isDebug bool) *ClientWithHelpers {
-	if os.Getenv("REDIS_HOST") != "false" {
-
-		host := os.Getenv("REDIS_HOST")
-		port := os.Getenv("REDIS_PORT")
-
-		if isDebug {
-			env := os.Getenv("ENVIRONMENT")
-			switch env {
-			case "dev":
-				port = "6380"
-			case "stage":
-				port = "6381"
-			case "sandbox", "qa":
-				port = "6382"
-			case "prod":
-				port = "6383"
-			}
+	redisHost := os.Getenv("REDIS_HOST")
+	if redisHost == "false" || redisHost == "" {
+		return &ClientWithHelpers{
+			Client:    nil,
+			Available: false,
 		}
-
-		return NewClient(host + ":" + port)
 	}
 
-	return &ClientWithHelpers{
-		Client:    nil,
-		Available: false,
+	host := redisHost
+	port := os.Getenv("REDIS_PORT")
+
+	if isDebug {
+		env := os.Getenv("ENVIRONMENT")
+		switch env {
+		case "dev":
+			port = "6380"
+		case "stage":
+			port = "6381"
+		case "sandbox", "qa":
+			port = "6382"
+		case "prod":
+			port = "6383"
+		}
 	}
+	return NewClient(host + ":" + port)
 }
 
 func NewClient(addr string) *ClientWithHelpers {