diff --git a/src/lib/server/api/databases/redis/schemas/login-requests.schema.ts b/src/lib/server/api/databases/redis/schemas/login-requests.schema.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f6c091a..0000000
--- a/src/lib/server/api/databases/redis/schemas/login-requests.schema.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { Schema } from 'redis-om'
-
-export const loginRequestSchema = new Schema('album', {
-  id: { type: 'string' },
-  hashedToken: { type: 'string' },
-  email: { type: 'string' },
-})
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diff --git a/src/lib/server/api/middlewares/rate-limiter.middlware.ts b/src/lib/server/api/middlewares/rate-limiter.middlware.ts
index 39f5841..79dcb93 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/api/middlewares/rate-limiter.middlware.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/api/middlewares/rate-limiter.middlware.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ export function limiter({ limit, minutes, key = "" }: {
     }, // Method to generate custom identifiers for clients.
     // Redis store configuration
     store: new RedisStore({
-      sendCommand: (...args: string[]) => client.sendCommand(args),
-    }) as any,
+      // @ts-expect-error - Known issue: the `call` function is not present in @types/ioredis
+      sendCommand: (...args: string[]) => client.call(...args),
+    }) as any
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/server/api/services/redis.service.ts b/src/lib/server/api/services/redis.service.ts
index 3bc4765..3fd9eb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/api/services/redis.service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/api/services/redis.service.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,16 @@
-import { createClient, type RedisClientType } from "redis";
 import { injectable, type Disposable } from "tsyringe";
 import { config } from "../common/config";
-import type { AsyncService } from "../common/types/async-service";
+import { Redis } from "ioredis";
 
 @injectable()
-export class RedisService implements Disposable, AsyncService {
-  readonly client: RedisClientType;
-  private isConnected: boolean = false;
+export class RedisService implements Disposable {
+  readonly client: Redis;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.client = createClient({
-      url: config.redis.url,
-    });
-    this.init();
-  }
-
-  async ensureConnected(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.isConnected) {
-      await this.init();
-    }
-  }
-
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      await this.client.connect();
-      this.isConnected = this.client.isReady;
-      console.log('Redis connected');
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to connect to Redis:', error);
-      throw error;
-    }
+    this.client = new Redis(config.redis.url)
   }
 
   async dispose(): Promise<void> {
-    if (this.isConnected) {
-      await this.client.disconnect();
-      this.isConnected = false;
-      console.log('Redis disconnected');
-    }
+    this.client.disconnect();
   }
 }
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