diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 08deeef..6e838cb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 FROM node:jod-alpine
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
-RUN npm install
+COPY package.json package-lock.json tsconfig.json ./
 COPY src/ ./src/
-COPY src/personality.json ./src/
+RUN npm install
 RUN npm run build
 CMD ["npm", "run", "prod"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3f2be9f..e3c55f8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ services:
         ipv4_address: ${DISCORD_IP}
     volumes:
       - discord:/app/data
-      - ./src:/app/src  # Mount src/ to ensure personality.json is available
+      - ./src:/app/src
   redis:
-    image: redis:alpine  # Use alpine for smaller footprint
+    image: redis:alpine
     container_name: redis
     restart: always
     networks:
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 9468e05..008a3ff 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ const client = new Client({
     ]
 })
 
-// Initialize Redis connection
 export const redis = createClient({
-    url: `redis://${Keys.redisHost}:${Keys.redisPort}`,
-})
+  url: `redis://${Keys.redisHost}:${Keys.redisPort}`,
+  socket: {
+    reconnectStrategy: (retries) => Math.min(retries * 100, 3000),
+  },
+});
+
+redis.on('error', (err) => console.log(`Redis error: ${err}`));
+redis.on('connect', () => console.log('Redis connected'));
+redis.connect().catch((err) => console.log(`Redis connection failed: ${err}`));
 
 // Initialize Ollama connection
 export const ollama = new Ollama({