diff --git a/server/private/lib/readConfigFile.ts b/server/private/lib/readConfigFile.ts
index 0ce6d0272..54260009b 100644
--- a/server/private/lib/readConfigFile.ts
+++ b/server/private/lib/readConfigFile.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ export const privateConfigSchema = z.object({
         .object({
             host: z.string(),
             port: portSchema,
-            password: z.string().optional(),
+            password: z
+                .string()
+                .optional()
+                .transform(getEnvOrYaml("REDIS_PASSWORD")),
             db: z.int().nonnegative().optional().default(0),
             replicas: z
                 .array(