diff --git a/database/redis/redis-6/README.md b/database/redis/redis-6/README.md
index 3531c1d1..d425ff64 100644
--- a/database/redis/redis-6/README.md
+++ b/database/redis/redis-6/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache and message broker.
 
+## Server Startup
+
+You must first authenticate before trying to execute commands, to do this run `AUTH <YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE>` (without the `<>`). This should be the same as the password set in the `SERVER_PASSWORD` variable.
+
 ## Minimum RAM warning
 
 It's recommended to have 4gb of RAM for redis
diff --git a/database/redis/redis-6/egg-redis-6.json b/database/redis/redis-6/egg-redis-6.json
index ead0ed28..d7e5ba2b 100644
--- a/database/redis/redis-6/egg-redis-6.json
+++ b/database/redis/redis-6/egg-redis-6.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "ghcr.io\/parkervcp\/yolks:redis_6": "ghcr.io\/parkervcp\/yolks:redis_6"
     },
     "file_denylist": [],
-    "startup": "\/usr\/local\/bin\/redis-server \/home\/container\/redis.conf --save 60 1 --dir \/home\/container\/ --bind 0.0.0.0 --port {{SERVER_PORT}} --requirepass {{SERVER_PASSWORD}} --maxmemory {{SERVER_MEMORY}}mb --daemonize yes && redis-cli -p {{SERVER_PORT}} -a {{SERVER_PASSWORD}}; redis-cli -p {{SERVER_PORT}} -a {{SERVER_PASSWORD}} shutdown save",
+    "startup": "\/usr\/local\/bin\/redis-server \/home\/container\/redis.conf --save 60 1 --dir \/home\/container\/ --bind 0.0.0.0 --port {{SERVER_PORT}} --requirepass {{SERVER_PASSWORD}} --maxmemory {{SERVER_MEMORY}}mb --daemonize yes && redis-cli -p {{SERVER_PORT}}; redis-cli -p {{SERVER_PORT}} -a {{SERVER_PASSWORD}} shutdown save",
     "config": {
         "files": "{}",
         "startup": "{\r\n    \"done\": \"Configuration loaded\"\r\n}",