diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index fd94943169..f2be6bd17b 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -55,14 +55,15 @@ type Config struct {
 		ClConfig                   ClChainConfig
 		ElConfig                   *params.ChainConfig
 	} `yaml:"chain"`
-	Eth1ErigonEndpoint  string `yaml:"eth1ErigonEndpoint" envconfig:"ETH1_ERIGON_ENDPOINT"`
-	Eth1GethEndpoint    string `yaml:"eth1GethEndpoint" envconfig:"ETH1_GETH_ENDPOINT"`
-	EtherscanAPIKey     string `yaml:"etherscanApiKey" envconfig:"ETHERSCAN_API_KEY"`
-	EtherscanAPIBaseURL string `yaml:"etherscanApiBaseUrl" envconfig:"ETHERSCAN_API_BASEURL"`
-	RedisCacheEndpoint  string `yaml:"redisCacheEndpoint" envconfig:"REDIS_CACHE_ENDPOINT"`
-	TieredCacheProvider string `yaml:"tieredCacheProvider" envconfig:"CACHE_PROVIDER"`
-	ReportServiceStatus bool   `yaml:"reportServiceStatus" envconfig:"REPORT_SERVICE_STATUS"`
-	Indexer             struct {
+	Eth1ErigonEndpoint        string `yaml:"eth1ErigonEndpoint" envconfig:"ETH1_ERIGON_ENDPOINT"`
+	Eth1GethEndpoint          string `yaml:"eth1GethEndpoint" envconfig:"ETH1_GETH_ENDPOINT"`
+	EtherscanAPIKey           string `yaml:"etherscanApiKey" envconfig:"ETHERSCAN_API_KEY"`
+	EtherscanAPIBaseURL       string `yaml:"etherscanApiBaseUrl" envconfig:"ETHERSCAN_API_BASEURL"`
+	RedisCacheEndpoint        string `yaml:"redisCacheEndpoint" envconfig:"REDIS_CACHE_ENDPOINT"`
+	RedisSessionStoreEndpoint string `yaml:"redisSessionStoreEndpoint" envconfig:"REDIS_SESSION_STORE_ENDPOINT"`
+	TieredCacheProvider       string `yaml:"tieredCacheProvider" envconfig:"CACHE_PROVIDER"`
+	ReportServiceStatus       bool   `yaml:"reportServiceStatus" envconfig:"REPORT_SERVICE_STATUS"`
+	Indexer                   struct {
 		Enabled bool `yaml:"enabled" envconfig:"INDEXER_ENABLED"`
 		Node    struct {
 			Port     string `yaml:"port" envconfig:"INDEXER_NODE_PORT"`
diff --git a/utils/session.go b/utils/session.go
index 7096940898..deba31b632 100644
--- a/utils/session.go
+++ b/utils/session.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func InitSessionStore(secret string) {
 	pool := &redis.Pool{
 		MaxIdle: 10,
 		Dial: func() (redis.Conn, error) {
-			return redis.Dial("tcp", Config.RedisCacheEndpoint)
+			return redis.Dial("tcp", Config.RedisSessionStoreEndpoint)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index cc1b779f2e..480f084481 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -790,6 +790,11 @@ func ReadConfig(cfg *types.Config, path string) error {
 
 	cfg.Chain.Id = cfg.Chain.ClConfig.DepositChainID
 
+	if cfg.RedisSessionStoreEndpoint == "" && cfg.RedisCacheEndpoint != "" {
+		logrus.Infof("using RedisCacheEndpoint %s as RedisSessionStoreEndpoint as no dedicated RedisSessionStoreEndpoint was provided", cfg.RedisCacheEndpoint)
+		cfg.RedisSessionStoreEndpoint = cfg.RedisCacheEndpoint
+	}
+
 	logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"genesisTimestamp":       cfg.Chain.GenesisTimestamp,
 		"genesisValidatorsRoot":  cfg.Chain.GenesisValidatorsRoot,