diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/scheduler.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/scheduler.py
index cc2738f5..d70dfbd6 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/scheduler.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 """Contains alert scheduling logic."""
 import asyncio
 import logging
-import logging.handlers
 import typing as t
 from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/tasks_queuer.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/tasks_queuer.py
index c25d8ab1..7c2250b6 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/tasks_queuer.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/bgtasks/tasks_queuer.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ async def main():
 
         async with ResourcesProvider(settings) as rp:
             async with anyio.create_task_group() as g:
-                async_redis = await init_async_redis(rp.redis_settings)
+                async_redis = await init_async_redis()
                 worker = tasks_queuer.TasksQueuer(rp, async_redis, workers, logger, settings.queuer_run_interval)
                 g.start_soon(worker.run)
 
diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/config.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/config.py
index c443664d..2dd4b73c 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/config.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/config.py
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class RedisSettings(BaseDeepchecksSettings):
     """Redis settings."""
 
     redis_uri: t.Optional[RedisDsn] = None
-    decode_responses: bool = True
     socket_connect_timeout: int = 5
     socket_timeout: int = 5
     socket_keepalive: bool = True
diff --git a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/utils/redis_util.py b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/utils/redis_util.py
index 23be25e1..802badf9 100644
--- a/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/utils/redis_util.py
+++ b/backend/deepchecks_monitoring/utils/redis_util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ def create_settings_dict(redis_settings: RedisSettings):
 
     return dict(
         url=redis_settings.redis_uri,
-        decode_responses=redis_settings.decode_responses,
         socket_connect_timeout=redis_settings.socket_connect_timeout,
         socket_timeout=redis_settings.socket_timeout,
         socket_keepalive=redis_settings.socket_keepalive,
@@ -20,8 +19,9 @@ def create_settings_dict(redis_settings: RedisSettings):
     )
 
 
-async def init_async_redis(redis_settings: RedisSettings):
+async def init_async_redis(redis_settings: RedisSettings | None = None):
     """Initialize redis connection."""
+    redis_settings = redis_settings or RedisSettings()
     settings = create_settings_dict(redis_settings)
     try:
         redis = AsyncRedisCluster.from_url(
diff --git a/backend/dev_utils/run_task_directly.py b/backend/dev_utils/run_task_directly.py
index c6db4833..86dee55a 100644
--- a/backend/dev_utils/run_task_directly.py
+++ b/backend/dev_utils/run_task_directly.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async def run_it():
         async with rp.create_async_database_session() as session:
 
             try:
-                async_redis = await init_async_redis(rp.redis_settings)
+                async_redis = await init_async_redis()
 
                 lock_name = TASK_RUNNER_LOCK.format(1)
                 # By default, allow task 5 minutes before removes lock to allow another run. Inside the task itself we can