diff --git a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/force-restart-optout.dev.yaml b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/force-restart-optout.dev.yaml
index 73458d1ed..535b7c4ff 100644
--- a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/force-restart-optout.dev.yaml
+++ b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/force-restart-optout.dev.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ metadata:
     reloader.stakater.com/auto: \\"true\\"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       component: redis
diff --git a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis-volume.prod.yaml b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis-volume.prod.yaml
index 7d4e3c9b9..a375686c2 100644
--- a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis-volume.prod.yaml
+++ b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis-volume.prod.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ metadata:
     reloader.stakater.com/auto: \\"true\\"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       component: redis
diff --git a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis.prod.yaml b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis.prod.yaml
index 74edbd18c..1753ea0a1 100644
--- a/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis.prod.yaml
+++ b/packages/kontinuous/tests/__snapshots__/redis.prod.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ metadata:
     reloader.stakater.com/auto: \\"true\\"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: RollingUpdate
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       component: redis
diff --git a/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/templates/deployment.yaml b/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/templates/deployment.yaml
index b1eb68057..e0e0210b4 100644
--- a/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
 spec:
   replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: {{ .Values.strategyType }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       component: {{ (or .Values.component .Chart.Name) | lower }}
@@ -96,4 +98,4 @@ spec:
               memory: 128Mi
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
-      
\ No newline at end of file
+      
diff --git a/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/values.yaml b/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/values.yaml
index c44c57fcb..321ab938b 100644
--- a/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/values.yaml
+++ b/plugins/contrib/charts/redis/values.yaml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ volumes: []
 volumeMounts: []
 ~forceRestart: false
 annotations: {}
+strategyType: RollingUpdate