diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 1921cca6d..63da11bf7 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Config(object):
     ANTIVIRUS_ENABLED = True
 
     REDIS_URL = os.environ.get('REDIS_URL')
-    REDIS_ENABLED = os.environ.get('REDIS_ENABLED') == '1'
+    REDIS_ENABLED = True
 
     ASSET_DOMAIN = ''
     ASSET_PATH = '/static/'
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class Development(Config):
     ASSET_PATH = '/static/'
 
     REDIS_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
+    REDIS_ENABLED = os.environ.get('REDIS_ENABLED') == '1'
 
 
 class Test(Development):
diff --git a/manifest.yml.j2 b/manifest.yml.j2
index 62fa0d0d0..8d9aeaf9a 100644
--- a/manifest.yml.j2
+++ b/manifest.yml.j2
@@ -62,6 +62,4 @@ applications:
       TEMPLATE_PREVIEW_API_HOST: '{{ TEMPLATE_PREVIEW_API_HOST }}'
       TEMPLATE_PREVIEW_API_KEY: '{{ TEMPLATE_PREVIEW_API_KEY }}'
 
-      REDIS_ENABLED: '{{ REDIS_ENABLED }}'
-
       NOTIFY_BILLING_DETAILS: '{{ NOTIFY_BILLING_DETAILS | tojson }}'