diff --git a/data/conf/redis/docker-entrypoint.sh b/data/conf/redis/docker-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..00bdab1b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/conf/redis/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cat <<EOF > /redis.conf
+requirepass $REDISPASS
+EOF
+exec redis-server /redis.conf
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ccb2a7271..6d32da7d0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ services:
 
     redis-mailcow:
       image: redis:7-alpine
-      command: '--requirepass ${REDISPASS}'
+      entrypoint: /docker-entrypoint.sh
       volumes:
         - redis-vol-1:/data/
+        - ./data/conf/redis/docker-entrypoint.sh:/docker-entrypoint.sh:z
       restart: always
       depends_on:
         - netfilter-mailcow