diff --git a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
index 058a9be261c3..1c5e92a94bb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/matrix-synapse/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, python3, openssl
 , enableSystemd ? stdenv.isLinux, nixosTests
-, enableRedis ? false
+, enableRedis ? true
 , callPackage
 }: