diff --git a/app/settings.py b/app/settings.py
index b673e4d..fe1878e 100644
--- a/app/settings.py
+++ b/app/settings.py
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 # Performance optimisations
 CACHES = {
     "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.redis.RedisCache",
+        "BACKEND": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
         "LOCATION": "unix:///var/run/socks/redis.sock",
         "OPTIONS": {
             "db": "10",
-            "parser_class": "redis.connection.HiredisParser",
+            # "parser_class": "django_redis.cache.RedisCache",
             "pool_class": "redis.BlockingConnectionPool",
         },
     }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8c8c952..ede10dc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ git+https://git.zm.is/XF/django-crud-mixins
 redis
 hiredis
 django-cachalot
+django_redis