diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/metadata.rb
index a325be4..b2094c9 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/metadata.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
 version          '0.2.0'
 
 depends 'kosmos-nodejs'
-depends 'kosmos-redis'
 depends 'firewall'
 depends 'application_javascript'
 depends 'kosmos-ipfs'
 depends 'git'
+depends 'redisio'
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
index bb00c33..16cd272 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_freenode.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ build_essential app_name do
   compile_time true
 end
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 
 application app_path do
   data_bag = Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load('credentials', app_name)
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_irc-libera-chat.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_irc-libera-chat.rb
index 144e7f5..d30ad9d 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_irc-libera-chat.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/botka_irc-libera-chat.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ build_essential app_name do
   compile_time true
 end
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 include_recipe "kosmos-hubot::_user"
 
 application app_path do
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
index 3a787b3..bd18edc 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/default.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # Recipe:: default
 #
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 
 include_recipe "kosmos-hubot::_user"
 include_recipe "kosmos-hubot::hal8000"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
index b8d461d..20a5983 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ build_essential 'hal8000' do
   compile_time true
 end
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 include_recipe "kosmos-hubot::_user"
 
 unless node.chef_environment == "development"
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000_xmpp.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000_xmpp.rb
index 15fbb3f..818ff6e 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000_xmpp.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/recipes/hal8000_xmpp.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ build_essential app_name do
   compile_time true
 end
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe "kosmos-nodejs"
-include_recipe "kosmos-redis"
 include_recipe "kosmos-hubot::_user"
 
 # Needed for hubot-kredits
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/templates/default/nodejs.systemd.service.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/templates/default/nodejs.systemd.service.erb
index 8e27347..b254622 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/templates/default/nodejs.systemd.service.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-hubot/templates/default/nodejs.systemd.service.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Start nodejs app
 <% unless @without_redis %>
-Requires=redis-server.service
-After=redis-server.service
+Requires=redis@6379.service
+After=redis@6379.service
 <% end %>
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
index db2d286..def42c4 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/metadata.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description      'Installs/Configures sockethub'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
 version          '0.2.0'
 
-depends 'kosmos-redis'
+depends 'firewall'
+depends 'redisio'
 depends 'kosmos-nodejs'
 depends 'kosmos-nginx'
-depends 'firewall'
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
index eaf9568..e258718 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/sockethub/recipes/default.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 # Recipe:: default
 #
 
+include_recipe 'redisio::default'
+include_recipe 'redisio::enable'
 include_recipe 'kosmos-nodejs'
-include_recipe 'kosmos-redis'
 
 user  = "sockethub"
 group = "sockethub"
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ systemd_unit "sockethub_nodejs.service" do
   content <<-EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Start sockethub
-Requires=redis-server.service
-After=redis-server.service
+Requires=redis@6379.service
+After=redis@6379.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=#{entry}