diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index c22496f..38f5056 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type Common struct {
 
 type Redis struct {
 	// Deprecated: Address is deprecated: use Addresses
+	// If Addresses set, Address will be ignored
 	Address   string        `yaml:"address"`
 	Addresses []string      `yaml:"addresses"`
 	Sentinel  RedisSentinel `yaml:"sentinel"`
@@ -68,15 +69,22 @@ type TLS struct {
 }
 
 func (r *Redis) validate() error {
-	if r.Address != "" && len(r.Addresses) != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid redis config: either address or addresses must be used, but not both")
-	}
-	if r.Address == "" && len(r.Addresses) == 0 {
+	if len(r.GetAddresses()) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid redis config: address is not set")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *Redis) GetAddresses() []string {
+	if len(r.Addresses) != 0 {
+		return r.Addresses
+	}
+	if r.Address != "" {
+		return []string{r.Address}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func Get(conf any, sources ...Src) error {
 	data, err := configFile.Open("config.yaml")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.yaml b/pkg/config/config.yaml
index 1698d83..3145a4e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/config/config.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ trace:
   endpoint: # url to Jaeger or other open trace provider
 redis:
   # redis master address for standalone installation
+  # will be ignored if addresses is set.
+  # This fiel is deprecated. Use addresses instead.
   address: "127.0.0.1:6379"
-  # list of redis addresses for HA (cluster or sentinel) setup
+  # List of redis addresses for HA (cluster or sentinel) setup.
+  # For standalone redis setup add a single address to the list.
   addresses: []
   user:
   password:
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index a8105bb..6a72ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/clyso/chorus/pkg/s3"
@@ -27,9 +28,16 @@ func TestOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	r.EqualValues(69, conf.Metrics.Port)
 	r.EqualValues("info", conf.Log.Level)
 	r.EqualValues(true, conf.Log.Json)
-	r.Empty(conf.Redis.Password)
 	r.NotEmpty(conf.Redis.Address)
 
+	r.EqualValues("user", conf.Redis.User)
+	r.EqualValues("pass", conf.Redis.Password)
+	r.EqualValues("sentinel", conf.Redis.Sentinel.User)
+	r.EqualValues("sentinel-pass", conf.Redis.Sentinel.Password)
+	r.EqualValues("master", conf.Redis.Sentinel.MasterName)
+	r.True(conf.Redis.TLS.Enabled)
+	r.True(conf.Redis.TLS.Insecure)
+
 }
 
 func TestOverride2(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,13 +50,15 @@ func TestOverride2(t *testing.T) {
 	r.EqualValues(420, conf.Metrics.Port)
 	r.EqualValues("info", conf.Log.Level)
 	r.EqualValues(true, conf.Log.Json)
-	r.Empty(conf.Redis.Password)
 	r.NotEmpty(conf.Redis.Address)
+	r.Empty(conf.Redis.Addresses)
+	r.EqualValues([]string{conf.Redis.Address}, conf.Redis.GetAddresses())
 }
 
 func TestOverrideEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("CFG_METRICS_PORT", "55")
 	t.Setenv("CFG_REDIS_PASSWORD", "secret")
+	t.Setenv("CFG_REDIS_ADDRESSES", "a,b,c")
 
 	r := require.New(t)
 	var conf Common
@@ -60,6 +70,8 @@ func TestOverrideEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	r.EqualValues(true, conf.Log.Json)
 	r.EqualValues("secret", conf.Redis.Password)
 	r.NotEmpty(conf.Redis.Address)
+	r.EqualValues([]string{"a", "b", "c"}, conf.Redis.Addresses, "redis addresses set from env")
+	r.EqualValues([]string{"a", "b", "c"}, conf.Redis.GetAddresses(), "address is ignored")
 }
 
 func TestStorageConfig_RateLimitConf(t *testing.T) {
@@ -127,12 +139,12 @@ func TestRedis_validate(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "invalid: both addresses set",
+			name: "valid: both addresses set",
 			fields: fields{
 				Address:   "addr",
 				Addresses: []string{"addr"},
 			},
-			wantErr: true,
+			wantErr: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "valid: only address set",
@@ -177,3 +189,56 @@ func TestRedis_validate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRedis_GetAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		Address   string
+		Addresses []string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		fields fields
+		want   []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "only address is set",
+			fields: fields{
+				Address:   "a",
+				Addresses: []string{},
+			},
+			want: []string{"a"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "only addresses are set",
+			fields: fields{
+				Address:   "",
+				Addresses: []string{"a", "b"},
+			},
+			want: []string{"a", "b"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "address is ignored when addresses set",
+			fields: fields{
+				Address:   "a",
+				Addresses: []string{"b", "c"},
+			},
+			want: []string{"b", "c"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "nothing is set",
+			fields: fields{},
+			want:   nil,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := &Redis{
+				Address:   tt.fields.Address,
+				Addresses: tt.fields.Addresses,
+			}
+			if got := r.GetAddresses(); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("Redis.GetAddresses() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/override_test.yaml b/pkg/config/override_test.yaml
index e332989..cf6d99a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/override_test.yaml
+++ b/pkg/config/override_test.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 log:
   json: true
 metrics:
-  port: 69
\ No newline at end of file
+  port: 69
+redis:
+  user: user
+  password: pass
+  tls:
+    enabled: true
+    insecure: true
+  sentinel:
+    masterName: master
+    user: sentinel
+    password: sentinel-pass
+
diff --git a/pkg/util/redis.go b/pkg/util/redis.go
index ff78d73..a47c2ee 100644
--- a/pkg/util/redis.go
+++ b/pkg/util/redis.go
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewRedis(conf *config.Redis, db int) redis.UniversalClient {
-	if conf.Address != "" {
-		conf.Addresses = append(conf.Addresses, conf.Address)
-	}
 	opt := &redis.UniversalOptions{
-		Addrs:            conf.Addresses,
+		Addrs:            conf.GetAddresses(),
 		DB:               db,
 		Username:         conf.User,
 		Password:         conf.Password,
@@ -28,12 +25,10 @@ func NewRedis(conf *config.Redis, db int) redis.UniversalClient {
 }
 
 func NewRedisAsynq(conf *config.Redis, db int) asynq.RedisConnOpt {
-	if conf.Address != "" {
-		conf.Addresses = append(conf.Addresses, conf.Address)
-	}
-	if len(conf.Addresses) == 1 {
+	addresses := conf.GetAddresses()
+	if len(addresses) == 1 {
 		// Standalone
-		opt := asynq.RedisClientOpt{Addr: conf.Addresses[0], Username: conf.User, Password: conf.Password, DB: db}
+		opt := asynq.RedisClientOpt{Addr: addresses[0], Username: conf.User, Password: conf.Password, DB: db}
 		if conf.TLS.Enabled {
 			opt.TLSConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: conf.TLS.Insecure}
 		}
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ func NewRedisAsynq(conf *config.Redis, db int) asynq.RedisConnOpt {
 		// Sentinel
 		opt := asynq.RedisFailoverClientOpt{
 			MasterName:       conf.Sentinel.MasterName,
-			SentinelAddrs:    conf.Addresses,
+			SentinelAddrs:    addresses,
 			SentinelPassword: conf.Sentinel.Password,
 			Username:         conf.User,
 			Password:         conf.Password,
@@ -57,7 +52,7 @@ func NewRedisAsynq(conf *config.Redis, db int) asynq.RedisConnOpt {
 	}
 	// Cluster
 	opt := asynq.RedisClusterClientOpt{
-		Addrs:    conf.Addresses,
+		Addrs:    addresses,
 		Username: conf.User,
 		Password: conf.Password,
 	}