diff --git a/app/cloudfoundry_config.py b/app/cloudfoundry_config.py
index c81845824..c87727bb7 100644
--- a/app/cloudfoundry_config.py
+++ b/app/cloudfoundry_config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def extract_cloudfoundry_config():
     os.environ['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = vcap_services['aws-rds'][0]['credentials']['uri'].replace('postgres',
                                                                                                       'postgresql')
     # Redis config
-    os.environ['REDIS_URL'] = vcap_services['aws-elasticache-redis'][0]['credentials']['uri']
+    os.environ['REDIS_URL'] = vcap_services['aws-elasticache-redis'][0]['credentials']['uri'].replace('redis', 'rediss')
 
     # CSV Upload Bucket Name
     bucket_service = find_by_service_name(vcap_services['s3'], f"notifications-api-csv-upload-bucket-{os.environ['DEPLOY_ENV']}")
diff --git a/tests/app/test_cloudfoundry_config.py b/tests/app/test_cloudfoundry_config.py
index ecb18a803..1d5db39d7 100644
--- a/tests/app/test_cloudfoundry_config.py
+++ b/tests/app/test_cloudfoundry_config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def vcap_services():
         }],
         'aws-elasticache-redis': [{
             'credentials': {
-                'uri': 'redis uri'
+                'uri': 'redis://xxx:6379'
             }
         }],
         's3': [
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ def test_extract_cloudfoundry_config_populates_other_vars(os_environ, vcap_servi
     extract_cloudfoundry_config()
 
     assert os.environ['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] == 'postgresql uri'
-    assert os.environ['REDIS_URL'] == 'redis uri'
+    assert os.environ['REDIS_URL'] == 'rediss://xxx:6379'
     assert os.environ['CSV_UPLOAD_BUCKET_NAME'] == 'csv-upload-bucket'
     assert os.environ['CONTACT_LIST_BUCKET_NAME'] == 'contact-list-bucket'