diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90a1655..1942555 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
-## [7.0.5] - 2025-11-14
+## [7.0.6] - 2026-01-19
+
+### Changed
+
+- Switch back to redis, fix concurrent redis connection issues
+
+## [7.0.5] - 2026-01-14
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71d25b9..ef5fea3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lambda-essentials-ts",
-  "version": "7.0.5",
+  "version": "7.0.6",
   "description": "A selection of the finest modules supporting authorization, API routing, error handling, logging and sending HTTP requests.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "private": false,
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "newrelic": "^12.0.0",
-    "ioredis": "^5.9.1"
+    "redis": "5.10.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/httpClient/redisStorage.ts b/src/httpClient/redisStorage.ts
index d785c56..11d0315 100644
--- a/src/httpClient/redisStorage.ts
+++ b/src/httpClient/redisStorage.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
 import { buildStorage, canStale } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
 import type { StorageValue } from 'axios-cache-interceptor';
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+// @ts-ignore
+import { createClient } from 'redis';
 
 const KEY_PREFIX = 'axios-cache-';
 
 const MIN_TTL = 60000;
 
-export default function createRedisStorage(redisEndpoint: string) {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-  const Redis = require('ioredis');
+export default function createRedisStorage(client: ReturnType<typeof createClient>) {
+  const connectionPromise: Promise<any> = client.connect();
 
-  const client = new Redis(redisEndpoint);
+  const connectIfNeeded = async () => {
+    if (client.isReady) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await connectionPromise;
+  };
 
   // source https://axios-cache-interceptor.js.org/guide/storages#node-redis-storage
   return buildStorage({
     async find(key) {
+      await connectIfNeeded();
       const result = await client.get(`${KEY_PREFIX}${key}`);
       return result ? (JSON.parse(result) as StorageValue) : undefined;
     },
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line complexity
     async set(key, value, req) {
+      await connectIfNeeded();
+
       await client.set(`${KEY_PREFIX}${key}`, JSON.stringify(value), {
         PXAT:
           // We don't want to keep indefinitely values in the storage if
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@ export default function createRedisStorage(redisEndpoint: string) {
     },
 
     async remove(key) {
+      await connectIfNeeded();
       await client.del(`${KEY_PREFIX}${key}`);
     },
   });
diff --git a/tests/httpClient/redisStorage.test.ts b/tests/httpClient/redisStorage.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8699ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/httpClient/redisStorage.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+jest.mock(
+  'redis',
+  () => ({
+    createClient: jest.fn(),
+  }),
+  { virtual: true },
+);
+
+import createRedisStorage from '../../src/httpClient/redisStorage';
+
+const mClient = {
+  connect: jest.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+    mClient.isReady = true;
+  }),
+  get: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+  set: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('OK'),
+  del: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(1),
+  isReady: false,
+  on: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+describe('redisStorage', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    mClient.isReady = false;
+  });
+
+  it('should connect when not ready', async () => {
+    const storage = createRedisStorage(mClient as any);
+    mClient.isReady = false;
+
+    await storage.get('key');
+
+    expect(mClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mClient.isReady).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should connect only once when multiple requests are made', async () => {
+    mClient.isReady = false;
+    const storage = createRedisStorage(mClient as any);
+
+    await Promise.all([storage.get('key1'), storage.get('key2')]);
+
+    expect(mClient.connect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});