diff --git a/deployment/database/redis-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/database/redis-container-puppet.yaml
index 7a9f4a0ee2..cd7be78209 100644
--- a/deployment/database/redis-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/database/redis-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ outputs:
             - { 'path': /var/log/containers/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
             - { 'path': /var/run/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
             - { 'path': /var/log/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
+        - name: ensure /var/run/redis is present upon reboot
+          copy:
+            dest: /etc/tmpfiles.d/var-run-redis.conf
+            content: |
+              d /var/run/redis 0755 root root - -
         - name: redis logs readme
           copy:
             dest: /var/log/redis/readme.txt
diff --git a/deployment/database/redis-pacemaker-puppet.yaml b/deployment/database/redis-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
index f92d908499..3a96d7a681 100644
--- a/deployment/database/redis-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/database/redis-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ outputs:
             - { 'path': /var/log/containers/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
             - { 'path': /var/run/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
             - { 'path': /var/log/redis, 'setype': svirt_sandbox_file_t }
+        - name: ensure /var/run/redis is present upon reboot
+          copy:
+            dest: /etc/tmpfiles.d/var-run-redis.conf
+            content: |
+              d /var/run/redis 0755 root root - -
         - name: redis logs readme
           copy:
             dest: /var/log/redis/readme.txt