diff --git a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureExtensions.cs b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureExtensions.cs
index 633bd6976..54a3045d1 100644
--- a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureExtensions.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 using Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure.Altinn.Events;
 using Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure.Altinn.OrganizationRegistry;
 using Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure.Altinn.ResourceRegistry;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
 
 namespace Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure;
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddInfrastructure(this IServiceCollection servi
         var infrastructureSettings = infrastructureConfigurationSection.Get<InfrastructureSettings>()
         ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to get Redis settings. Infrastructure settings must not be null.");
 
-        if (infrastructureSettings.Redis.Enabled)
+        if (infrastructureSettings.Redis.Enabled == true)
         {
             services.AddStackExchangeRedisCache(options =>
             {
diff --git a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureSettings.cs b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureSettings.cs
index a047f0fd0..65be366ae 100644
--- a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.Infrastructure/InfrastructureSettings.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public sealed class AltinnCdnPlatformSettings
 
 public sealed class RedisSettings
 {
-    public required bool Enabled { get; init; }
+    public required bool? Enabled { get; init; }
     public required string ConnectionString { get; init; }
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ internal sealed class RedisSettingsValidator : AbstractValidator<RedisSettings>
 {
     public RedisSettingsValidator()
     {
-        RuleFor(x => x.Enabled).NotEmpty();
+        RuleFor(x => x.Enabled).Must(x => x is false or true);
         RuleFor(x => x.ConnectionString).NotEmpty();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.WebApi/appsettings.Development.json b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.WebApi/appsettings.Development.json
index dcdf1935f..c3d1a6e98 100644
--- a/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.WebApi/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/src/Digdir.Domain.Dialogporten.WebApi/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Infrastructure": {
-    "Redis":{
-      "Enabled": false,
-      "ConnectionString": "redis://localhost:6379"
+    "Redis": {
+      "Enabled": true,
+      "ConnectionString": "localhost:6379"
     },
     "DialogDbConnectionString": "TODO: Add to local secrets",
     // Settings from appsettings.json, environment variables or other configuration providers.