diff --git a/docker/redis.dockerfile b/docker/redis.dockerfile
index ee7dab810..a7e824290 100644
--- a/docker/redis.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/redis.dockerfile
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ FROM container-default
 
 ## provision with puppet
 RUN /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet apply /var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/manifests/configure_redis.pp --modulepath=/var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/modules_contrib:/var/machine-learning/puppet/environment/development/modules --confdir=/var/machine-learning/test
+
+## executed everytime container starts
+CMD ["redis-server"]
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