diff --git a/app/init.php b/app/init.php
index 7f5fe1e3de..175346624f 100644
--- a/app/init.php
+++ b/app/init.php
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ $register->set('statsd', function () { // Register DB connection
 $register->set('cache', function () { // Register cache connection
     $redis = new Redis();
     $redis->pconnect(App::getEnv('_APP_REDIS_HOST', ''), App::getEnv('_APP_REDIS_PORT', ''));
+    $redis->setOption(Redis::OPT_READ_TIMEOUT, -1);
 
     return $redis;
 });