diff --git a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
index 6a203f8dc7..ea3ea4c191 100755
--- a/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/background_jobs.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ RQ_JOB_FAILURE_TTL = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60  # 7 days instead of 1 year (default)
 RQ_RESULTS_TTL = 10 * 60
 
 
+_redis_queue_conn = None
+
+
 @lru_cache
 def get_queues_timeout():
 	common_site_config = frappe.get_conf()
@@ -47,9 +50,6 @@ def get_queues_timeout():
 	}
 
 
-redis_connection = None
-
-
 def enqueue(
 	method: str | Callable,
 	queue: str = "default",
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def get_redis_conn(username=None, password=None):
 	elif not frappe.local.conf.redis_queue:
 		raise Exception("redis_queue missing in common_site_config.json")
 
-	global redis_connection
+	global _redis_queue_conn
 
 	cred = frappe._dict()
 	if frappe.conf.get("use_rq_auth"):
@@ -374,8 +374,14 @@ def get_redis_conn(username=None, password=None):
 	elif os.environ.get("RQ_ADMIN_PASWORD"):
 		cred["username"] = "default"
 		cred["password"] = os.environ.get("RQ_ADMIN_PASWORD")
+
 	try:
-		redis_connection = RedisQueue.get_connection(**cred)
+		if not cred:
+			if not _redis_queue_conn:
+				_redis_queue_conn = RedisQueue.get_connection()
+			return _redis_queue_conn
+		else:
+			return RedisQueue.get_connection(**cred)
 	except (redis.exceptions.AuthenticationError, redis.exceptions.ResponseError):
 		log(
 			f'Wrong credentials used for {cred.username or "default user"}. '
@@ -387,8 +393,6 @@ def get_redis_conn(username=None, password=None):
 		log(f"Please make sure that Redis Queue runs @ {frappe.get_conf().redis_queue}", colour="red")
 		raise
 
-	return redis_connection
-
 
 def get_queues() -> list[Queue]:
 	"""Get all the queues linked to the current bench."""