diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5b9ab05..40088cf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ mastodon_nginx_symlink: "/var/www/html/mastodon"
 redis_pass: "{{ vault_mastodon_redis_password }}"
 redis_host: redis
 redis_port: 6379
+redis_volatile: true
 redis_cache_host: redis-volatile
 redis_cache_port: 6379
 
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 2f79e5e..7c3837b 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./redis:/data
 
+{% if redis_volatile %}
   redis-volatile:
     image: redis:7-alpine
     restart: always
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ services:
       test: ['CMD', 'redis-cli', 'ping']
     networks:
       - internal_network
+
+{% endif %}
 {% if es_enabled %}
   es:
     restart: always