diff --git a/packages/auth/src/redis/index.js b/packages/auth/src/redis/index.js
index 4f2b5288ea..94b453c8f6 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/redis/index.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/redis/index.js
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ function init() {
   if (CLIENT) {
     CLIENT.disconnect()
   }
-  const { opts, host, port } = getRedisOptions(CLUSTERED)
+
+  const { redisProtocolUrl, opts, host, port } = getRedisOptions(CLUSTERED)
+
   if (CLUSTERED) {
     CLIENT = new Redis.Cluster([{ host, port }], opts)
+  } else if (redisProtocolUrl) {
+    CLIENT = new Redis(redisProtocolUrl)
   } else {
     CLIENT = new Redis(opts)
   }
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/redis/utils.js b/packages/auth/src/redis/utils.js
index 415dcbf463..8618cfe454 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/redis/utils.js
+++ b/packages/auth/src/redis/utils.js
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ exports.SEPARATOR = SEPARATOR
 
 exports.getRedisOptions = (clustered = false) => {
   const [host, port] = REDIS_URL.split(":")
+
+  let redisProtocolUrl
+
+  // fully qualified redis URL
+  if (/rediss?/.test(host)) {
+    redisProtocolUrl = REDIS_URL
+  }
+
   const opts = {
     connectTimeout: CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS,
   }
@@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ exports.getRedisOptions = (clustered = false) => {
     opts.port = port
     opts.password = REDIS_PASSWORD
   }
-  return { opts, host, port }
+  return { opts, host, port, redisProtocolUrl }
 }
 
 exports.addDbPrefix = (db, key) => {