diff --git a/modules/services/immich/default.nix b/modules/services/immich/default.nix
index c656042..92ce29a 100644
--- a/modules/services/immich/default.nix
+++ b/modules/services/immich/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ in
     services.immich = {
       enable = true;
       port = myData.ports.immich-server;
+
+      # TODO: remove the whole block 24.11: redis should listen on the unix socket
+      # if immich can't find/connect to redis, it will fail on boot, so it's
+      # safe to experiment.
+      redis = {
+        enable = true;
+        host = "127.0.0.1";
+        port = 6379;
+      };
     };
 
     services.caddy.virtualHosts."photos.jakstys.lt:80".extraConfig = ''