diff --git a/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml b/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
index 4902bc2d5..19f7fd372 100644
--- a/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
+++ b/ops/demo-deploy.tmpl.yaml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ extraDeploy:
                 command:
                   - sh
                   - -c
-                  - db-wait.sh "$REDIS_HOST:6379"
+                  - "db-wait.sh {{ include "hyrax.redis.host" . }}:6379"
               {{- if .Values.worker.extraInitContainers }}
               {{- toYaml .Values.worker.extraInitContainers | nindent 8 }}
               {{- end }}