diff --git a/src/database/redis.js b/src/database/redis.js
index aaa8c7d0ac..2c0e9bd1cc 100644
--- a/src/database/redis.js
+++ b/src/database/redis.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
 		redisClient.on('error', function (err) {
 			winston.error(err.stack);
+			process.exit(1);
 		});
 
 		module.client = redisClient;