diff --git a/api/src/config/index.ts b/api/src/config/index.ts
index 32f4ec6e..5cb430a6 100644
--- a/api/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/config/index.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const config: Config = {
     type: process.env.REDIS_ENABLED === 'true' ? 'redis' : 'memory',
     ttl: 60 * 1000, // Milliseconds
     max: 100, // Maximum number of items in cache (defaults to 100)
-    host: process.env.REDIS_HOST,
+    host: process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'redis',
     port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379'),
   },
   mongo: {
diff --git a/api/src/config/types.ts b/api/src/config/types.ts
index f2131757..7b472909 100644
--- a/api/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/api/src/config/types.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ type TCacheConfig = {
   max: number;
   host: string;
   port: number;
-} & { type: 'memory' | 'redis' };
+  type: 'memory' | 'redis';
+};
 
 export type Config = {
   i18n: { translationFilename: string };