diff --git a/src/lib/redis.ts b/src/lib/redis.ts
index 86c2041b..06c21670 100644
--- a/src/lib/redis.ts
+++ b/src/lib/redis.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,3 @@ export const redisClient = createClient({
     tls: true,
   },
 });
-
-redisClient.connect().catch((err) => {
-  console.error("Redis connection failed with error", err);
-});
-redisClient.ping();
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index ed2a84d8..219f9f92 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ async function initializeServer() {
   const app = express();
   const httpServer = http.createServer(app);
 
+  await redisClient.connect().catch((err) => {
+    console.error("Redis connection failed with error", err);
+  });
+
   app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler());
   app.use(
     session({