diff --git a/cmd/service/main.go b/cmd/service/main.go
index df4248f..4824be0 100644
--- a/cmd/service/main.go
+++ b/cmd/service/main.go
@@ -79,15 +79,18 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	cache, err := cache.New(cache.CacheOpts{
+	cacheOpts := cache.CacheOpts{
 		Chain:      chain,
 		Registries: ko.Strings("bootstrap.ge_registries"),
 		Watchlist:  ko.Strings("bootstrap.watchlist"),
 		Blacklist:  ko.Strings("bootstrap.blacklist"),
 		CacheType:  ko.MustString("core.cache_type"),
-		RedisDSN:   ko.MustString("redis.dsn"),
 		Logg:       lo,
-	})
+	}
+	if ko.MustString("core.cache_type") == "redis" {
+		cacheOpts.RedisDSN = ko.MustString("redis.dsn")
+	}
+	cache, err := cache.New(cacheOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		lo.Error("could not initialize cache", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index 29054e9..b5668c6 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,4 @@
 services:
-  redis:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    command: redis-server --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
-    volumes:
-      - tracker-redis:/data
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:6379:6379"
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping | grep PONG"]
-      interval: 10s
-      timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
   nats:
     image: nats:2
     restart: unless-stopped