diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index 5d520e1..32a20cd 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SESSION_LIFETIME=120
 
 MEMCACHED_HOST=127.0.0.1
 
-REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
+REDIS_HOST=redis
 REDIS_PASSWORD=null
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 
diff --git a/api/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php b/api/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
index 9130cee..8edb5d9 100644
--- a/api/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
+++ b/api/app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     protected function configureRateLimiting()
     {
         RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $request) {
-            return Limit::perMinute(60)->by(optional($request->user())->id ?: $request->ip());
+            return Limit::perMinute(60)->by(uid() ?: $request->ip());
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/api/config/cache.php b/api/config/cache.php
index 8736c7a..d283983 100644
--- a/api/config/cache.php
+++ b/api/config/cache.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'default' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'file'),
+    'default' => env('CACHE_DRIVER', 'redis'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------