diff --git a/app/services/job-queue.js b/app/services/job-queue.js
index 19b9c6f..472a304 100644
--- a/app/services/job-queue.js
+++ b/app/services/job-queue.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class JobQueueService extends SiteService {
         port: parseInt(process.env.REDIS_PORT || '6379', 10),
         password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
         keyPrefix: process.env.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX,
-        lazyConnect: true,
       },
       defaultJobOptions,
     });