diff --git a/streaming/index.js b/streaming/index.js
index d7b1df81f6b..39e70c1ba7e 100644
--- a/streaming/index.js
+++ b/streaming/index.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ const startWorker = (workerId) => {
     host:     process.env.REDIS_HOST     || '127.0.0.1',
     port:     process.env.REDIS_PORT     || 6379,
     db:       process.env.REDIS_DB       || 0,
-    password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,
+    password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD || undefined,
   };
 
   if (redisNamespace) {