diff --git a/debian/gitlab.gitlab-puma.service b/debian/gitlab.gitlab-puma.service
index 1510b0022c..cbf6ab1347 100644
--- a/debian/gitlab.gitlab-puma.service
+++ b/debian/gitlab.gitlab-puma.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=GitLab Puma Server
 PartOf=gitlab.target
-Requires=redis-server.service
+Wants=redis-server.service
 Wants=postgresql.service
 After=redis-server.service postgresql.service
 PartOf=gitlab.service
diff --git a/debian/gitlab.gitlab-sidekiq.service b/debian/gitlab.gitlab-sidekiq.service
index 9f850d61a6..f8b18a3010 100644
--- a/debian/gitlab.gitlab-sidekiq.service
+++ b/debian/gitlab.gitlab-sidekiq.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=GitLab Sidekiq Worker
 PartOf=gitlab.target
-Requires=redis-server.service
+Wants=redis-server.service
 Wants=postgresql.service
 After=redis-server.service postgresql.service
 PartOf=gitlab.service