diff --git a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.py b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.py
index 29f632e48e..56965077b3 100644
--- a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.py
+++ b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.py
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
 os.environ["DOCKER_HUB_URL"] = toml_config["docker_hub_url"]
 os.environ["DOCKER_HUB_REPO_OWNER"] = toml_config["docker_hub_repo_owner"]
 os.environ["DOCKER_HUB_REPO_NAME"] = toml_config["docker_hub_repo_name"]
-os.environ["REDIS_URL"] = toml_config["redis_url"]
 os.environ["DATABASE_MODE"] = os.environ.get("DATABASE_MODE", "v2")
 
 
 class Settings(BaseSettings):
     docker_registry_url: str
     registry: str
-    redis_url: str
     database_url: str
     docker_hub_url: str
     docker_hub_repo_owner: str
diff --git a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.toml b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.toml
index 325fd6004e..c5b0f0b5aa 100644
--- a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.toml
+++ b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/config.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 docker_registry_url="registry:5001"
 registry="agentaai"
 database_url="sqlite:////db/deploy.db"
-redis_url="redis://redis:6379/0"
 docker_hub_url="https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/{}/{}"
 docker_hub_repo_owner="agentaai"
 docker_hub_repo_name="templates_v2"
diff --git a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/services/app_manager.py b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/services/app_manager.py
index 57a5b2ce95..550d489d8c 100644
--- a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/services/app_manager.py
+++ b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/services/app_manager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         deployment_manager,
     )  # noqa pylint: disable-all
 else:
-    from agenta_backend.services import deployment_manage
+    from agenta_backend.services import deployment_manager
 
 if os.environ["FEATURE_FLAG"] in ["cloud", "ee"]:
     from agenta_backend.cloud.services import (
diff --git a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/utils/redis_utils.py b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/utils/redis_utils.py
index 37fbd29fa9..3868a68a9b 100644
--- a/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/utils/redis_utils.py
+++ b/agenta-backend/agenta_backend/utils/redis_utils.py
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+import os
 import redis
-from agenta_backend.config import settings
+from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
 
 
 def redis_connection() -> redis.Redis:
-    """Returns a Redis client object connected to a Redis server specified
-        by the `redis_url` setting.
+    """Returns a client object for connecting to a Redis service specified \
+        by the REDIS_URL environment variable.
 
-    Returns:
-        A Redis client object.
+    :return: a Redis client object.
     """
 
-    redis_client = redis.from_url(url=settings.redis_url)
+    try:
+        redis_client = redis.from_url(url=os.environ.get("REDIS_URL", None))
+    except ConnectionRefusedError:
+        raise ConnectionRefusedError(
+            "Refuse connecting to redis service. Kindly check redis url."
+        )
+    except ConnectionError:
+        raise ConnectionError("Could not connect to redis service.")
     return redis_client
diff --git a/docker-compose.gh.yml b/docker-compose.gh.yml
index 2ec2f79b51..d5c0fabad9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.gh.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.gh.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
         image: ghcr.io/agenta-ai/agenta-backend
         environment:
             - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://username:password@mongo:27017
+            - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
             - ENVIRONMENT=development
             - BARE_DOMAIN_NAME=${BARE_DOMAIN_NAME:-localhost}
             - DOMAIN_NAME=${DOMAIN_NAME:-http://localhost}
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 99ab3dc65b..ff4dbdbac3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
     build: ./agenta-backend
     environment:
       - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://username:password@mongo:27017
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
       - ALLOW_ORIGINS=${ALLOW_ORIGINS}
       - ENVIRONMENT=production
       - FEATURE_FLAG=oss
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index 302ec22156..522ea4a1d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
         container_name: agenta-backend-test
         environment:
             - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://username:password@mongo:27017/
+            - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
             - ENVIRONMENT=development
             - DATABASE_MODE=test
             - FEATURE_FLAG=oss
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 01d5f053c5..723707046c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
         build: ./agenta-backend
         environment:
             - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://username:password@mongo:27017
+            - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
             - ENVIRONMENT=development
             - DATABASE_MODE=v2
             - BARE_DOMAIN_NAME=localhost