diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6093d21..5945b3a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 sentry-sdk
-aioredis
+aredis
 ariadne
 starlette
 uvicorn
diff --git a/services/presence.py b/services/presence.py
index 0447e19..dab45a1 100644
--- a/services/presence.py
+++ b/services/presence.py
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ async def notify_message(message, chat_id: str):
     channel_name = f"chat:{chat_id}"
     data = {**message, "kind": "new_message"}
     try:
-        await redis.execute_pubsub("PUBLISH", channel_name, json.dumps(data))
+        await redis.publish(channel_name, json.dumps(data))
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Failed to publish to channel {channel_name}: {e}")
diff --git a/services/redis.py b/services/redis.py
index f61389c..620fbd5 100644
--- a/services/redis.py
+++ b/services/redis.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
-import aioredis
+import aredis
 from settings import REDIS_URL
 
 
@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@ class RedisCache:
         self._redis = None
 
     async def connect(self):
-        pool = aioredis.ConnectionPool.from_url(
-            self._uri, encoding="utf-8", max_connections=10
-        )
-        self._redis = aioredis.Redis(connection_pool=pool)
+        self._redis = aredis.StrictRedis.from_url(self._uri, decode_responses=True)
 
     async def disconnect(self):
-        await self._redis.wait_closed()
+        self._redis.connection_pool.disconnect()
         self._redis = None
 
     async def execute(self, command, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -28,29 +25,25 @@ class RedisCache:
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-    async def execute_pubsub(self, command, *args, **kwargs):
-        while not self._redis:
-            await asyncio.sleep(1)
-        try:
-            print("[redis] " + command + " " + " ".join(args))
-            return await self._redis.execute_pubsub(command, *args, **kwargs)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
     async def subscribe(self, *channels):
         if not self._redis:
             await self.connect()
         for channel in channels:
-            await self._redis.execute_pubsub("SUBSCRIBE", channel)
+            await self._redis.subscribe(channel)
             self.pubsub_channels.append(channel)
 
     async def unsubscribe(self, *channels):
         if not self._redis:
             return
         for channel in channels:
-            await self._redis.execute_pubsub("UNSUBSCRIBE", channel)
+            await self._redis.unsubscribe(channel)
             self.pubsub_channels.remove(channel)
 
+    async def publish(self, channel, data):
+        if not self._redis:
+            return
+        await self._redis.publish(channel, data)
+
     async def lrange(self, key, start, stop):
         print(f"[redis] LRANGE {key} {start} {stop}")
         return await self._redis.lrange(key, start, stop)