diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 83c6e5c93..5341d3216 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -3359,7 +3359,7 @@ ntfy_visitor_request_limit_exempt_hosts_hostnames_auto: |
 #
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-redis_enabled: "{{ matrix_synapse_workers_enabled or matrix_hookshot_experimental_encryption_enabled }}"
+redis_enabled: "{{ matrix_synapse_workers_enabled or (matrix_hookshot_enabled and matrix_hookshot_experimental_encryption_enabled) }}"
 
 redis_identifier: matrix-redis