diff --git a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 8074183168..cd3a736cf2 100755
--- a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -20,69 +20,64 @@ module.exports =
 			url: "http://#{process.env["PROJECT_HISTORY_HOST"] or "localhost"}:3054"
 
 	redis:
-		documentupdater:
-			port: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
-			host: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
-			password: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
-			key_schema:
-				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:#{doc_id}"
-				docLines: ({doc_id}) -> "doclines:#{doc_id}"
-				docOps: ({doc_id}) -> "DocOps:#{doc_id}"
-				docVersion: ({doc_id}) -> "DocVersion:#{doc_id}"
-				docHash: ({doc_id}) -> "DocHash:#{doc_id}"
-				projectKey: ({doc_id}) -> "ProjectId:#{doc_id}"
-				docsInProject: ({project_id}) -> "DocsIn:#{project_id}"
-				ranges: ({doc_id}) -> "Ranges:#{doc_id}"
-				pathname: ({doc_id}) -> "Pathname:#{doc_id}"
-				projectHistoryId: ({doc_id}) -> "ProjectHistoryId:#{doc_id}"
-				projectState: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectState:#{project_id}"
-				unflushedTime: ({doc_id}) -> "UnflushedTime:#{doc_id}"
-				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:#{doc_id}"
-			# cluster: [{
-			# 	port: "7000"
-			# 	host: "localhost"
-			# }]
-			# key_schema:
-			# 	blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docLines: ({doc_id}) -> "doclines:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docOps: ({doc_id}) -> "DocOps:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docVersion: ({doc_id}) -> "DocVersion:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docHash: ({doc_id}) -> "DocHash:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	projectKey: ({doc_id}) -> "ProjectId:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docsInProject: ({project_id}) -> "DocsIn:{#{project_id}}"
-			# 	ranges: ({doc_id}) -> "Ranges:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	projectState: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectState:{#{project_id}}"
+		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 ""
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
+
 		history:
 			port: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
 			host: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
 			key_schema:
-				uncompressedHistoryOps: ({doc_id}) -> "UncompressedHistoryOps:#{doc_id}"
-				docsWithHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "DocsWithHistoryOps:#{project_id}"
+				uncompressedHistoryOps: ({doc_id}) -> "UncompressedHistoryOps:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docsWithHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "DocsWithHistoryOps:{#{project_id}}"
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
 
 		project_history:
+			port: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
+			host: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
+			password: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
 			key_schema:
-				projectHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectHistory:Ops:#{project_id}"
-				projectHistoryFirstOpTimestamp: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectHistory:FirstOpTimestamp:#{project_id}"
-			# cluster: [{
-			# 	port: "7000"
-			# 	host: "localhost"
-			# }]
-			# key_schema:
-			# 	uncompressedHistoryOps: ({doc_id}) -> "UncompressedHistoryOps:{#{doc_id}}"
-			# 	docsWithHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "DocsWithHistoryOps:{#{project_id}}"
+				projectHistoryOps: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectHistory:Ops:{#{project_id}}"
+				projectHistoryFirstOpTimestamp: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectHistory:FirstOpTimestamp:{#{project_id}}"
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
+
 		lock:
 			port: process.env["LOCK_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
 			host: process.env["LOCK_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
 			password: process.env["LOCK_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
 			key_schema:
-				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:#{doc_id}"
-			# cluster: [{
-			# 	port: "7000"
-			# 	host: "localhost"
-			# }]
-			# key_schema:
-			# 	blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:{#{doc_id}}"
+				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:{#{doc_id}}"
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
+
+		documentupdater:
+			port: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
+			host: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
+			password: process.env["DOC_UPDATER_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
+			key_schema:
+				blockingKey: ({doc_id}) -> "Blocking:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docLines: ({doc_id}) -> "doclines:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docOps: ({doc_id}) -> "DocOps:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docVersion: ({doc_id}) -> "DocVersion:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docHash: ({doc_id}) -> "DocHash:{#{doc_id}}"
+				projectKey: ({doc_id}) -> "ProjectId:{#{doc_id}}"
+				docsInProject: ({project_id}) -> "DocsIn:{#{project_id}}"
+				ranges: ({doc_id}) -> "Ranges:{#{doc_id}}"
+				unflushedTime: ({doc_id}) -> "UnflushedTime:{#{doc_id}}"
+				pathname: ({doc_id}) -> "Pathname:{#{doc_id}}"
+				projectHistoryId: ({doc_id}) -> "ProjectHistoryId:{#{doc_id}}"
+				projectState: ({project_id}) -> "ProjectState:{#{project_id}}"
+				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:{#{doc_id}}"
+			redisOptions:
+				keepAlive: 100
 	
 	max_doc_length: 2 * 1024 * 1024 # 2mb
 
diff --git a/services/document-updater/package.json b/services/document-updater/package.json
index fa95246d21..5ab28811b8 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/package.json
+++ b/services/document-updater/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "logger-sharelatex": "^1.6.0",
     "lynx": "0.0.11",
     "metrics-sharelatex": "^2.1.1",
-    "redis-sharelatex": "^1.0.5",
+    "redis-sharelatex": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-sharelatex/-/redis-sharelatex-1.0.5.tgz",
     "request": "2.25.0",
     "requestretry": "^1.12.0",
     "sandboxed-module": "~0.2.0",