diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_client.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_client.py
index c2a08154110..80f7f29f396 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_client.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_client.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class RedisClientSDK:
     client_name: str
     decode_responses: bool = DEFAULT_DECODE_RESPONSES
     health_check_interval: datetime.timedelta = DEFAULT_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL
+    with_health_check: bool = True
 
     _client: aioredis.Redis = field(init=False)
     _health_check_task: Task | None = None
@@ -69,10 +70,11 @@ async def _periodic_check_health() -> None:
             self._health_check_task_started_event.set()
             self._is_healthy = await self.ping()
 
-        self._health_check_task = asyncio.create_task(
-            _periodic_check_health(),
-            name=f"redis_service_health_check_{self.redis_dsn}__{uuid4()}",
-        )
+        if self.with_health_check:
+            self._health_check_task = asyncio.create_task(
+                _periodic_check_health(),
+                name=f"redis_service_health_check_{self.redis_dsn}__{uuid4()}",
+            )
 
         _logger.info(
             "Connection to %s succeeded with %s",
diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_clients_manager.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_clients_manager.py
index 60b93360b88..27b7011b216 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_clients_manager.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/redis/_clients_manager.py
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ class RedisClientsManager:
     _client_sdks: dict[RedisDatabase, RedisClientSDK] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
     async def setup(self) -> None:
+        use_health_check = True
         for config in self.databases_configs:
             self._client_sdks[config.database] = RedisClientSDK(
                 redis_dsn=self.settings.build_redis_dsn(config.database),
                 decode_responses=config.decode_responses,
                 health_check_interval=config.health_check_interval,
                 client_name=f"{self.client_name}",
+                with_health_check=use_health_check,
             )
+            # NOTE: disables health check for all clients except the first
+            # reduces health check requests to Redis
+            use_health_check = False
 
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:
         await asyncio.gather(