diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 148a057..b7eaad1 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ PORT_LISTEN=5000
 DATABASE_HOST=localhost
 DATABASE_PORT=27017
 REDIS_HOST=localhost
-REDIS_PORT=6379
\ No newline at end of file
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_PASSWORD=aruppiTime
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/database/connection.ts b/src/database/connection.ts
index 9f16e13..6eb1ab2 100644
--- a/src/database/connection.ts
+++ b/src/database/connection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import redis, { RedisClient } from 'redis';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+
+// Configuring dotenv to read the variable from .env file
+dotenv.config();
 
 /* 
   Create the connection to the database
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ export const createConnectionMongo = (databaseObj: {
 export const redisClient: RedisClient = redis.createClient({
   host: process.env.REDIS_HOST,
   port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT!),
+  password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
 });
 
 redisClient.on('connect', () => {