diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 6edc4ada..c13f1aeb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ CACHES = {
             # Mimicing memcache behavior.
             # http://jazzband.github.io/django-redis/latest/#_memcached_exceptions_behavior
             "IGNORE_EXCEPTIONS": True,
-            "PARSER_CLASS": "redis.connection.HiredisParser",
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index 0455e749..7fa0aeca 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ argon2-cffi==19.2.0  # https://github.com/hynek/argon2_cffi
 whitenoise==5.0.1  # https://github.com/evansd/whitenoise
 {%- endif %}
 redis==3.4.1  # https://github.com/andymccurdy/redis-py
-{%- if cookiecutter.windows == "n" %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "y" or cookiecutter.windows == "n" %}
 hiredis==1.0.1  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" %}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
index 51389345..4f0e6119 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/production.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Collectfast==2.1.0  # https://github.com/antonagestam/collectfast
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_sentry == "y" %}
 sentry-sdk==0.14.3  # https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-python
 {%- endif %}
-{%- if cookiecutter.windows == "y" %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == "y" or cookiecutter.windows == "y" %}
 hiredis==1.0.1  # https://github.com/redis/hiredis-py
 {%- endif %}