diff --git a/config/initializers/heroku_redis.rb b/config/initializers/heroku_redis.rb
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+# Redis on Heroku needs no ssl
+# https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/connecting-heroku-redis#connecting-in-ruby
+$redis = Redis.new(url: ENV["REDIS_URL"], ssl_params: { verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE })
+
+Sidekiq.configure_server do |config|
+  config.redis = {
+    url: ENV["REDIS_URL"],
+    ssl_params: { verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE }
+  }
+end
+
+Sidekiq.configure_client do |config|
+  config.redis = {
+    url: ENV["REDIS_URL"],
+    ssl_params: { verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE }
+  }
+end