diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 568c4ae..f355045 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Description: Environment variables for the application
 
 # Redis connection details
-REDIS_HOST=localhost
+REDIS_HOST=redis
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_DB=0
 REDIS_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17a878b..ffc29b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The project uses a `.env` file for configuration. Here is an example of the conf
 # Description: Environment variables for the application
 
 # Redis connection details
-REDIS_HOST=localhost
+REDIS_HOST=redis
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_DB=0
 REDIS_PASSWORD=