diff --git a/services/document-updater/app.coffee b/services/document-updater/app.coffee
index 66d941b832..829cc029eb 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app.coffee
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ app.get '/status', (req, res)->
 	else
 		res.send('document updater is alive')
 
-webRedisClient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
+pubsubClient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.pubsub)
 app.get "/health_check/redis", (req, res, next) ->
-	webRedisClient.healthCheck (error) ->
+	pubsubClient.healthCheck (error) ->
 		if error?
 			logger.err {err: error}, "failed redis health check"
 			res.send 500
diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
index 419aa17de7..375f3b98dc 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RateLimitManager = require('./RateLimitManager')
 
 module.exports = DispatchManager =
 	createDispatcher: (RateLimiter) ->
-		client = redis.createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
+		client = redis.createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
 		worker = {
 			client: client
 			_waitForUpdateThenDispatchWorker: (callback = (error) ->) ->
diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
index da6f47f2ff..5644fe82a0 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
-rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
-Keys = Settings.redis.realtime.key_schema
+rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.pubsub)
+Keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
 logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
 os = require "os"
 crypto = require "crypto"
diff --git a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index f68077bb8b..f359ab38f0 100755
--- a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ module.exports =
 
 	redis:
 
-		realtime:	
-			port: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"	
-			host: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"	
-			password: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""	
+		pubsub:
+			host: process.env['PUBSUB_REDIS_HOST'] or process.env['REDIS_HOST'] or "localhost"
+			port: process.env['PUBSUB_REDIS_PORT'] or process.env['REDIS_PORT'] or "6379"
+			password: process.env["PUBSUB_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
 			redisOptions:	
 				keepAlive: 100
-			key_schema:	
-				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:{#{doc_id}}"
 				
 		history:
 			port: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
@@ -81,6 +79,7 @@ module.exports =
 				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:{#{doc_id}}"
 				lastUpdatedBy: ({doc_id}) -> "lastUpdatedBy:{#{doc_id}}"
 				lastUpdatedAt: ({doc_id}) -> "lastUpdatedAt:{#{doc_id}}"
+				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:{#{doc_id}}"
 			redisOptions:
 				keepAlive: 100
 	
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee b/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
index 7f50d64372..82dba20685 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
-rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
-keys = Settings.redis.realtime.key_schema
+rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
+keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
 request = require("request").defaults(jar: false)
 async = require "async"
 
-rclient_sub = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
+rclient_sub = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.pubsub)
 rclient_sub.subscribe "applied-ops"
 rclient_sub.setMaxListeners(0)
 	
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
index 32ec3d9020..2d23e948a2 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe "RealTimeRedisManager", ->
 			"redis-sharelatex": createClient: () => @rclient
 			"settings-sharelatex":
 				redis:
-					realtime: @settings =
+					documentupdater: @settings =
 						key_schema:
 							pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:#{doc_id}"
 			"logger-sharelatex": { log: () -> }