diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index eda86a8c3..b45d550e6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ services:
     image: redis:7-alpine
     container_name: veza_redis
     restart: unless-stopped
+    command: ["redis-server", "--requirepass", "${REDIS_PASSWORD:?REDIS_PASSWORD must be set for production}", "--appendonly", "yes"]
     volumes:
       - redis_data:/data
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "-a", "${REDIS_PASSWORD}", "ping"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 5
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://${HYPERSWITCH_DB_USER:-hyperswitch}:${HYPERSWITCH_DB_PASS:?HYPERSWITCH_DB_PASS must be set}@hyperswitch_postgres:5432/${HYPERSWITCH_DB_NAME:-hyperswitch}?sslmode=require
-      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
+      REDIS_URL: redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@redis:6379
     depends_on:
       hyperswitch_postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - APP_ENV=production
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://${DB_USER:-veza}:${DB_PASS:?DB_PASS must be set}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME:-veza}?sslmode=require
-      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:?REDIS_PASSWORD must be set}@redis:6379
       - AMQP_URL=amqp://${DB_USER:-veza}:${RABBITMQ_PASS:?RABBITMQ_PASS must be set}@rabbitmq:5672
       - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:?JWT_SECRET must be set for production}
       - COOKIE_SECURE=true
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://${DB_USER:-veza}:${DB_PASS:?DB_PASS must be set}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME:-veza}?sslmode=require
-      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:?REDIS_PASSWORD must be set}@redis:6379
       - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:?JWT_SECRET must be set for production}
       - PORT=3000
     depends_on:
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://${DB_USER:-veza}:${DB_PASS:?DB_PASS must be set}@postgres:5432/${DB_NAME:-veza}?sslmode=require
-      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:?REDIS_PASSWORD must be set}@redis:6379
       - PORT=3001
     depends_on:
       postgres: