diff --git a/bin/plugin-server b/bin/plugin-server
index 23d5f809435..825045ace03 100755
--- a/bin/plugin-server
+++ b/bin/plugin-server
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
 done
 
 if [[ -n $POSTHOG_DB_NAME ]]; then
-  [[ -n $POSTHOG_DB_PASSWORD ]] && PASSWORD_COMPONENT=":$POSTHOG_DB_PASSWORD"
-  export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTHOG_DB_USER:-"postgres"}${PASSWORD_COMPONENT}@${POSTHOG_POSTGRES_HOST:-"localhost"}:${POSTHOG_POSTGRES_PORT:-"5432"}/${POSTHOG_DB_NAME}"
+  [[ -n $POSTHOG_DB_PASSWORD ]] && DB_PASSWORD_COMPONENT=":$POSTHOG_DB_PASSWORD"
+  export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTHOG_DB_USER:-"postgres"}${DB_PASSWORD_COMPONENT}@${POSTHOG_POSTGRES_HOST:-"localhost"}:${POSTHOG_POSTGRES_PORT:-"5432"}/${POSTHOG_DB_NAME}"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $REDIS_URL ]]; then
+  [[ -n $POSTHOG_REDIS_PASSWORD ]] && REDIS_PASSWORD_COMPONENT="$POSTHOG_REDIS_PASSWORD@"
+  export REDIS_URL="redis://${REDIS_PASSWORD_COMPONENT}${POSTHOG_REDIS_HOST:-"localhost"}:${POSTHOG_REDIS_PORT:-"6379"}/"
 fi
 
 export BASE_DIR=$(dirname $(dirname "$PWD/${0#./}"))