diff --git a/demo/src/db/repository.ts b/demo/src/db/repository.ts
index d534bf68..3dd95a74 100644
--- a/demo/src/db/repository.ts
+++ b/demo/src/db/repository.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export function createFactory(): RepositoryFactory {
       return new MongoFactory(process.env.CONNECTION_MONGODB_CONNECTIONSTRING);
     }
 
+    if (process.env.CONNECTION_REDIS_URL) {
+      console.log("Using Redis: found url in environment variable CONNECTION_REDIS_URL");
+      return new RedisFactory(process.env.CONNECTION_REDIS_URL);
+    }
+
     if (process.env.CONNECTION_REDIS_HOST) {
       console.log("Using Redis: found hostname in environment variable CONNECTION_REDIS_HOST");
       const connection = {