diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
index e751534068..93a22bfc07 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/DispatchManager.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RateLimitManager = require('./RateLimitManager')
 
 module.exports = DispatchManager =
 	createDispatcher: (RateLimiter) ->
-		client = redis.createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
+		client = redis.createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
 		worker = {
 			client: client
 			_waitForUpdateThenDispatchWorker: (callback = (error) ->) ->
diff --git a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
index 64bbe572b8..7da7ca1f64 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/app/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
-rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
-Keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
+rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
+Keys = Settings.redis.realtime.key_schema
 logger = require('logger-sharelatex')
 
 MAX_OPS_PER_ITERATION = 8 # process a limited number of ops for safety
diff --git a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
index 9ae402bc4e..2fbe80915f 100755
--- a/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/config/settings.defaults.coffee
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ module.exports =
 
 	redis:
 
+		realtime:	
+			port: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"	
+			host: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"	
+			password: process.env["REAL_TIME_REDIS_PASSWORD"] or process.env["REDIS_PASSWORD"] or ""	
+			redisOptions:	
+				keepAlive: 100
+			key_schema:	
+				pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:#{doc_id}"
+				
 		history:
 			port: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_PORT"] or process.env["REDIS_PORT"] or "6379"
 			host: process.env["HISTORY_REDIS_HOST"] or process.env["REDIS_HOST"] or "localhost"
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee b/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
index 587e6f3af9..7f50d64372 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/acceptance/coffee/helpers/DocUpdaterClient.coffee
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Settings = require('settings-sharelatex')
-rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
-keys = Settings.redis.documentupdater.key_schema
+rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
+keys = Settings.redis.realtime.key_schema
 request = require("request").defaults(jar: false)
 async = require "async"
 
-rclient_sub = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.documentupdater)
+rclient_sub = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
 rclient_sub.subscribe "applied-ops"
 rclient_sub.setMaxListeners(0)
 	
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/DispatchManager/DispatchManagerTests.coffee b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/DispatchManager/DispatchManagerTests.coffee
index 85cdcb5a7e..990688ce86 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/DispatchManager/DispatchManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/DispatchManager/DispatchManagerTests.coffee
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "DispatchManager", ->
 			"logger-sharelatex": @logger = { log: sinon.stub() }
 			"settings-sharelatex": @settings =
 				redis:
-					documentupdater: {}
+					realtime: {}
 			"redis-sharelatex": @redis = {}
 			"./RateLimitManager": {}
 			"./Metrics":
diff --git a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
index 375b85df78..a04da996dc 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/document-updater/test/unit/coffee/RealTimeRedisManager/RealTimeRedisManagerTests.coffee
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe "RealTimeRedisManager", ->
 			"redis-sharelatex": createClient: () => @rclient
 			"settings-sharelatex":
 				redis:
-					documentupdater: @settings =
+					realtime: @settings =
 						key_schema:
 							pendingUpdates: ({doc_id}) -> "PendingUpdates:#{doc_id}"
 			"logger-sharelatex": { log: () -> }