diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index a1ad8c655..3d3df9803 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ return [
             'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
             'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', 1),
         ],
+        'session' => [
+            'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
+            'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
+            'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
+            'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
+            'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', 2),
+        ],
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/config/session.php b/config/session.php
index a7f4bdbc7..f5f481c7a 100644
--- a/config/session.php
+++ b/config/session.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'connection' => 'default',
+    'connection' => 'session',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------