diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index 7c5423fb2038f833b653ead19c94398830d9ab86..ec7bd8c3853c94cff2f11eae7c23ed3648ec7b22 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BUILD_TEXT = os.getenv("BUILD_TEXT", "")
 # REDIS env var
 
 REDIS_PROTO = os.getenv("REDIS_PROTO")
-REDIS_ADDR = os.getenv("REDIS_ADDR") or os.getenv("REDIS_RATE_LIMITING_DB_EPHEMERAL_PORT_6379_TCP_PROTO") or "localhost"
+REDIS_ADDR = os.getenv("REDIS_ADDR") or os.getenv("REDIS_RATE_LIMITING_DB_EPHEMERAL_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR") or "localhost"
 REDIS_PORT = os.getenv("REDIS_PORT") or os.getenv("REDIS_RATE_LIMITING_DB_EPHEMERAL_PORT_6379_TCP_PORT") or "6379"
 REDIS_USERNAME = os.getenv("REDIS_USERNAME")
 REDIS_PASSWORD = os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD")