diff --git a/crates/kitsune-cache/Cargo.toml b/crates/kitsune-cache/Cargo.toml
index a487791e3..1a8c31e39 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-cache/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/kitsune-cache/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 enum_dispatch = "0.3.12"
 moka = { version = "0.12.5", features = ["sync"] }
 multiplex-pool = { path = "../../lib/multiplex-pool" }
-redis = "0.24.0"
+redis = { version = "0.24.0", default-features = false, features = ["aio"] }
 serde = "1.0.196"
 simd-json = "0.13.8"
 thiserror = "1.0.56"