diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index b36ab6cf1..678ce5a21 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     "default": {
         "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
         "CONFIG": {
-            "hosts": ["redis://localhost:6379"],
+            "hosts": [os.getenv("PAPERLESS_REDIS", "redis://localhost:6379")],
         },
     },
 }