diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
index c7cf9f56cc..d41f2b9384 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/index.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export { SearchParams } from "./db"
 // circular dependencies
 import * as context from "./context"
 import * as _tenancy from "./tenancy"
+import * as redis from "./redis"
 export const tenancy = {
   ..._tenancy,
   ...context,
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ export * from "./constants"
 
 // expose package init function
 import * as db from "./db"
-export const init = (opts: any = {}) => {
+
+export const init = async (opts: any = {}) => {
   db.init(opts.db)
+  await redis.init()
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.ts
index 419f1db700..cc9eb854b4 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export { default as Client } from "./redis"
 export * as utils from "./utils"
 export * as clients from "./init"
 export * as locks from "./redlockImpl"
+export * from "./init"
 
 export * from "./invite"
 export * from "./passwordReset"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/init.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/init.ts
index a4f1fecc17..8f2d2914b5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/redis/init.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/redis/init.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let userClient: Client,
   inviteClient: Client,
   passwordResetClient: Client
 
-async function init() {
+export async function init() {
   userClient = await new Client(utils.Databases.USER_CACHE).init()
   sessionClient = await new Client(utils.Databases.SESSIONS).init()
   appClient = await new Client(utils.Databases.APP_METADATA).init()
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts b/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
index 157c2f4fb3..19f8f8acee 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/db/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import env from "../environment"
 
-export function init() {
+export async function init() {
   const dbConfig: any = {
     replication: true,
     find: true,
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ export function init() {
     dbConfig.allDbs = true
   }
 
-  core.init({ db: dbConfig })
+  await core.init({ db: dbConfig })
 }