diff --git a/roles/matrix-redis/templates/redis.conf.j2 b/roles/matrix-redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
index 23b079294..343713566 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 #jinja2: lstrip_blocks: "True"
+{% if matrix_redis_connection_password %}
 requirepass {{ matrix_redis_connection_password }}
+{% endif %}