diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3c46de7..b9ca741 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PORT=8080
 HOST=0.0.0.0
 # The URI used for connecting to redis
-REDIS_URI=localhost:6379
+REDIS_URI=redis:6379
 
 # URL that the root of the API will redirect to.
 # The site specified here HAS TO link to the source code (including your modificiations, if applicable),