diff --git a/worker/src/main/java/worker/Worker.java b/worker/src/main/java/worker/Worker.java
index 8121430cd7..737e74e104 100644
--- a/worker/src/main/java/worker/Worker.java
+++ b/worker/src/main/java/worker/Worker.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static void updateVote(Connection dbConn, String voterID, String vote) throws SQ
 
   static Jedis connectToRedis(String host) {
     Jedis conn = new Jedis(host);
+    conn.auth("redis_password");
 
     while (true) {
       try {