diff --git a/pkg/redis/RedisConnectionFactory.php b/pkg/redis/RedisConnectionFactory.php
index 22e9e6e76..4a4c806a9 100644
--- a/pkg/redis/RedisConnectionFactory.php
+++ b/pkg/redis/RedisConnectionFactory.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ private function defaultConfig(): array
             'host' => 'localhost',
             'scheme' => 'redis',
             'port' => 6379,
-            'timeout' => .0,
+            'timeout' => null,
             'reserved' => null,
             'retry_interval' => null,
             'vendor' => 'phpredis',