diff --git a/tanner/redis_client.py b/tanner/redis_client.py
index 79f2123d..33d0ac1c 100644
--- a/tanner/redis_client.py
+++ b/tanner/redis_client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ async def get_redis_client(poolsize=None):
         redis_client = None
         try:
             host = TannerConfig.get("REDIS", "host")
+            port = TannerConfig.get("REDIS", "port")
             username=""
             password=""