diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ecdf7fb9..1e97225b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PHP_NAME=php
 DB_SERVICE=db
 CRON_NAME=cron
 WEB_NAME=web
-REDIS_NAME=redis
+REDIS_NAME=redis-sentinel
 
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_KEY=base64:**Add_app_key_here**
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ MEMCACHED_HOST=127.0.0.1
 
 REDIS_REDIS_HOST_IP=127.0.0.1 # For Redis Sentinel to connect to Redis
 REDIS_REPO=oci://registry-1.docker.io/
-REDIS_NAME=redis
 REDIS_REPLICAS=3
-REDIS_HOST=redis
+REDIS_HOST=redis-sentinel
 REDIS_PASSWORD=null
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 REDIS_DATABASE=0
diff --git a/.env.example.versions b/.env.example.versions
index e32d12c5..06747a50 100644
--- a/.env.example.versions
+++ b/.env.example.versions
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ DB_IMAGE=mariadb:10
 WEB_IMAGE=nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.25.4-alpine-slim
 BACKUP_HELM_CHART=bcgov/backup-storage
 BACKUP_IMAGE=bcgovimages/backup-container-mariadb:latest
-REDIS_IMAGE=redis:7.2.5
+# REDIS_IMAGE=redis:7.2.5 # deprecated for helm chart use
+REDIS_HELM_CHART=bitnami/redis
 MEMCACHED_IMAGE=memcached:1.6.9
 
 # PHP extensions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 902bd3f5..6ad9b6e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       PHP_NAME: ${{ env.PHP_NAME }}
       CRON_NAME: ${{ env.CRON_NAME }}
       CRON_IMAGE: ${{ env.CRON_IMAGE}}
-      REDIS_IMAGE: ${{ env.REDIS_IMAGE }}
+      REDIS_HELM_CHART: ${{ env.REDIS_HELM_CHART }}
       REDIS_NAME: ${{ env.REDIS_NAME }}
       REDIS_REPLICAS: ${{ env.REDIS_REPLICAS }}
       DB_INIT_FILE_LOCATION: ${{ env.DB_INIT_FILE_LOCATION }}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
       BACKUP_HELM_CHART: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.BACKUP_HELM_CHART }}
       CRON_IMAGE: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.CRON_IMAGE }}
       CRON_NAME: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.CRON_NAME }}
-      REDIS_IMAGE: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.REDIS_IMAGE }}
+      REDIS_HELM_CHART: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.REDIS_HELM_CHART }}
       REDIS_NAME: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.REDIS_NAME }}
       REDIS_REPLICAS: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.REDIS_REPLICAS }}
       BUILD_NAMESPACE: ${{ needs.checkEnv.outputs.BUILD_NAMESPACE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 17bc8106..a35c386d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
         if: success()
         run: bash ./openshift/scripts/deploy-redis-sentinel.sh
         env:
-          REDIS_IMAGE: ${{ inputs.REDIS_IMAGE }}
+          REDIS_HELM_CHART: ${{ inputs.REDIS_HELM_CHART }}
           DEPLOY_NAMESPACE: ${{ inputs.DEPLOY_NAMESPACE }}
           REDIS_NAME: ${{ inputs.REDIS_NAME }}
           REDIS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REDIS_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/openshift/scripts/deploy-redis-sentinel.sh b/openshift/scripts/deploy-redis-sentinel.sh
index 3f729bcf..21355898 100644
--- a/openshift/scripts/deploy-redis-sentinel.sh
+++ b/openshift/scripts/deploy-redis-sentinel.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ oc project $OC_PROJECT
 
 helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
 
+# Create a temporary values file
 cat > values.yml<<EOF
 global:
   redis:
@@ -15,6 +16,34 @@ sentinel:
   enabled: true
 EOF
 
-helm install $REDIS_NAME-sentinel bitnami/redis --values values.yml
+# Check if the Helm deployment exists
+if helm list -q | grep -q "^$REDIS_NAME$"; then
+  echo "Helm deployment found. Updating..."
 
+  # Upgrade the Helm deployment with the new values
+  if [[ `helm upgrade $REDIS_NAME $REDIS_HELM_CHART --reuse-values -f values.yml 2>&1` =~ "Error" ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Helm upgrade FAILED."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ `oc describe deployment $REDIS_NAME 2>&1` =~ "NotFound" ]]; then
+    echo "Helm deployment ($REDIS_NAME) exists, but NOT FOUND."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Helm $REDIS_NAME NOT FOUND. Beginning deployment..."
+
+  helm install $REDIS_NAME-sentinel $REDIS_HELM_CHART --values values.yml
+
+  # Set best-effort resource limits for the deployment
+  echo "Setting best-effort resource limits for the deployment..."
+  oc set resources deployment/$REDIS_NAME --limits=cpu=0,memory=0 --requests=cpu=0,memory=0
+fi
+
+echo "Helm updates completed for $REDIS_NAME."
+
+# Clean up the temporary values file
+rm values.yaml
+
+e ho "Deploying Redis Insight..."
 oc apply -f ./openshift/redis-insight.yml