diff --git a/.circle/docker-compose.sh b/.circle/docker-compose.sh
index 9b87f978..6034c5a5 100755
--- a/.circle/docker-compose.sh
+++ b/.circle/docker-compose.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set -e
 # Source the build environment defintion (details in buildenv.sh)
 . ~/.buildenv
 
-# Used for `RABBITMQHOST` `MONGODBHOST`, see docker-compose.override.yml
+# Used for `RABBITMQHOST`, `MONGODBHOST`, and `REDISHOST` see docker-compose.override.yml
 HOST_IP=$(ifconfig docker0 | grep 'inet addr' | awk -F: '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
 
 set -x
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 /bin/true
   ;;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_PACKAGES="${ST2_PACKAGES}" \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 build
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ case "$1" in
         -e ST2PKG_RELEASE=${ST2PKG_RELEASE} \
         -e RABBITMQHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e MONGODBHOST=${HOST_IP} \
+        -e REDISHOST=${HOST_IP} \
         -e ST2_PACKAGES="${ST2_PACKAGES}" \
         -e ST2_CIRCLE_URL=${CIRCLE_BUILD_URL} \
         $2 test
diff --git a/rake/build/environment.rb b/rake/build/environment.rb
index b9ec7600..5007731a 100644
--- a/rake/build/environment.rb
+++ b/rake/build/environment.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   # Default hostnames of dependat services (the value can take an address also)
   envpass :rabbitmqhost, 'rabbitmq', proc: convert_to_ipaddr
   envpass :mongodbhost,  'mongodb',  proc: convert_to_ipaddr
+  envpass :redishost,  'redis',  proc: convert_to_ipaddr
 
   # upload_sources - a list of directories which should be propogated
   #                  to remote nodes.
diff --git a/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb b/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
index fa4ea8c4..20c1b7aa 100644
--- a/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/rake/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ST2Spec
     package_list: pipeopts.packages,
     rabbitmqhost: pipeopts.rabbitmqhost,
     mongodbhost:  pipeopts.mongodbhost,
+    redishost: pipeopts.redishost,
     loglines_to_show: 100,
     logdest_pattern: {
       st2actionrunner: 'st2actionrunner.{pid}'