diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index b900ef9..7840216 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,23 @@ export PORT=3001
 # Database configuration
 export DATABASE_URL="${CLOUDRON_POSTGRESQL_URL}"
 
-# Redis configuration
-export REDIS_URL="${CLOUDRON_REDIS_URL}"
-echo "=> Redis configured"
+# Redis configuration - debug and fix URL format
+echo "=> Original Redis URL: ${CLOUDRON_REDIS_URL}"
+
+# Parse Redis URL components
+if [[ "$CLOUDRON_REDIS_URL" =~ redis://([^:]+):([^@]+)@([^:]+):([0-9]+) ]]; then
+    REDIS_USER="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    REDIS_PASSWORD="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    REDIS_HOST="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+    REDIS_PORT="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+    
+    # Reconstruct Redis URL in correct format
+    export REDIS_URL="redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD}@${REDIS_HOST}:${REDIS_PORT}"
+    echo "=> Redis configured: ${REDIS_HOST}:${REDIS_PORT}"
+else
+    echo "=> Failed to parse Redis URL, using original: ${CLOUDRON_REDIS_URL}"
+    export REDIS_URL="${CLOUDRON_REDIS_URL}"
+fi
 
 # Email configuration
 export MAIL_DRIVER=smtp