diff --git a/services/mam-api/src/routes/jobs.js b/services/mam-api/src/routes/jobs.js
index 4718b31..9d0c7d5 100644
--- a/services/mam-api/src/routes/jobs.js
+++ b/services/mam-api/src/routes/jobs.js
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ const router = express.Router();
 router.use(requireAuth);
 
 // Initialize BullMQ queue for conform jobs
+const parseRedisUrl = (url) => {
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(url);
+    return { host: parsed.hostname, port: parseInt(parsed.port, 10) || 6379 };
+  } catch {
+    return { host: 'localhost', port: 6379 };
+  }
+};
+
 const conformQueue = new Queue('conform', {
-  connection: {
-    host: process.env.REDIS_HOST || 'localhost',
-    port: process.env.REDIS_PORT || 6379,
-  },
+  connection: parseRedisUrl(process.env.REDIS_URL || 'redis://queue:6379'),
 });
 
 // GET / - List jobs