diff --git a/src/lib/server/redisConnector.ts b/src/lib/server/redisConnector.ts
index faad9ecd..7263012e 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/redisConnector.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/redisConnector.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,45 @@
 import IORedis from "ioredis";
 import Redis from "ioredis";
+import type { RedisOptions } from "ioredis";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 dotenv.config();
 
 let redisIOClient: IORedis | null = null;
 let redisClient: IORedis | null = null;
 
+function shouldReconnectAfterRedisError(message: string): boolean {
+  const m = message.toUpperCase();
+  // Failover: writes hit a replica until the client points at the new primary.
+  if (m.includes("READONLY")) return true;
+  // RDB/AOF reload after pod restart — commands fail until loading finishes.
+  if (m.includes("LOADING")) return true;
+  // Replication: primary unavailable during StatefulSet rollout.
+  if (m.includes("MASTERDOWN")) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+const redisClientOptions: RedisOptions = {
+  maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
+  // Detect dead peers during long K8s / network stalls (default ioredis keepAlive is off).
+  keepAlive: 30000,
+  // Allow long RDB reloads after a StatefulSet restart before giving up on "ready".
+  maxLoadingRetryTime: 120_000,
+  reconnectOnError: (error: Error) => {
+    const message = error?.message ?? "";
+    if (shouldReconnectAfterRedisError(message)) {
+      // Reconnect and retry the failed command once the connection is healthy again.
+      return 2;
+    }
+    return false;
+  },
+};
+
 export function redisIOConnection(): IORedis {
   if (!redisIOClient) {
     if (!process.env.REDIS_URL) {
       throw new Error("REDIS_URL is not defined in environment variables");
     }
-    redisIOClient = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL, { maxRetriesPerRequest: null });
+    redisIOClient = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL, redisClientOptions);
   }
   return redisIOClient;
 }
@@ -21,7 +49,7 @@ export function redisConnection(): Redis {
     if (!process.env.REDIS_URL) {
       throw new Error("REDIS_URL is not defined in environment variables");
     }
-    redisClient = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL, { maxRetriesPerRequest: null });
+    redisClient = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL, redisClientOptions);
   }
   return redisClient;
 }