diff --git a/keyserver/src/utils/redis-cache.js b/keyserver/src/utils/redis-cache.js
index 6365683b2..8603c3c2b 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/utils/redis-cache.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/utils/redis-cache.js
@@ -1,51 +1,54 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type { RedisClient } from 'redis';
 import redis from 'redis';
 
 import type { NeynarChannel } from 'lib/types/farcaster-types.js';
 
 import { redisConfig } from '../socket/redis.js';
 
 class RedisCache {
-  cacheClient: RedisClient;
+  _cacheClient: ?RedisClient;
 
-  constructor() {
-    this.cacheClient = redis.createClient(redisConfig);
+  get cacheClient(): RedisClient {
+    if (!this._cacheClient) {
+      this._cacheClient = redis.createClient(redisConfig);
+    }
+    return this._cacheClient;
   }
 
   setChannelInfo(fcChannelID: string, fcChannel: NeynarChannel): Promise<void> {
     const stringifiedChannelInfo = JSON.stringify(fcChannel);
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.cacheClient.set(
         `channel:${fcChannelID}`,
         stringifiedChannelInfo,
         'EX',
         600, // item expires after 10 minutes
         err => {
           if (err) {
             return reject(err);
           }
           return resolve();
         },
       );
     });
   }
 
   getChannelInfo(fcChannelID: string): Promise<?NeynarChannel> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.cacheClient.get(`channel:${fcChannelID}`, (err, result) => {
         if (err) {
           return reject(err);
         }
         // Reset the expiration when the cached data is successfully retrieved
         this.cacheClient.expire(`channel:${fcChannelID}`, 600);
         return resolve(result ? JSON.parse(result) : null);
       });
     });
   }
 }
 
 const redisCache: RedisCache = new RedisCache();
 
 export { redisCache };