diff --git a/playbooks/groups/darkserver-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/darkserver-backend.yml
index aac3a0dd72..a0c78ad278 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/darkserver-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/darkserver-backend.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   - nagios_client
   - rsyncd
   - sudo
+  - redis
   - { role: openvpn/client, when: env != "staging" }
 
   - role: apache