diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
index 2295246eb1..a3f065e198 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/postgre.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export const db = new DataSource({
 					tls: config.redis.tls ? {
 						host: config.redis.host,
 						rejectUnauthorized: false, // TODO make configurable
-					} : undefined,
+					} : {},
 				},
 		  }
 		: false,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/redis.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/redis.ts
index e79b971081..0d353d3ce1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/redis.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function createConnection() {
 		tls: config.redis.tls ? {
 			rejectUnauthorized: false, //TODO make configurable
 			host: config.redis.host,
-		} : undefined,
+		} : {},
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/initialize.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/initialize.ts
index 9a99d23e26..d5cf2b9087 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/initialize.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/initialize.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function initialize<T>(name: string, limitPerSec = -1) {
 			db: config.redis.db || 0,
 			tls: config.redis.tls ? {
 				host: config.redis.host, //TODO add configurable cert validation
-			} : undefined,
+			} : {},
 		},
 		prefix: config.redis.prefix ? `${config.redis.prefix}:queue` : "queue",
 		limiter: