diff --git a/config.template.py b/config.template.py
index 3cc417e..5ae7fad 100644
--- a/config.template.py
+++ b/config.template.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Project configuration file.
 
 REDIS_HOST = 'localhost'
 REDIS_PORT = 6379
+REDIS_SOCKET = '/var/run/redis/redis.sock'
 
 FEEDS = [
 	"http://website1.com/rss",
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 9ff50fe..e379183 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ import requests
 
 import config
 
-_r = redis.Redis(
-	config.REDIS_HOST,
-	config.REDIS_PORT,
-)
+#_r = redis.Redis(config.REDIS_HOST, config.REDIS_PORT)
+_r = redis.Redis(unix_socket_path=config.REDIS_SOCKET)
 
 def scrape_feed(feed_url):
 	"""Scrapes an RSS feed and extract all relevant data from it."""