diff --git a/immich_openvino/CHANGELOG.md b/immich_openvino/CHANGELOG.md
index 829c2d814..e44ae9350 100644
--- a/immich_openvino/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/immich_openvino/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+## 2.6.2-2 (2026-03-28)
+- Fix Redis startup: install redis-server directly instead of via Docker mods to prevent ECONNRESET errors (issue #2615)
+
 ## 2.6.2 (2026-03-28)
 - Update to latest version from imagegenius/docker-immich (changelog : https://github.com/imagegenius/docker-immich/releases)
 
diff --git a/immich_openvino/Dockerfile b/immich_openvino/Dockerfile
index ef5c9b47b..647fe3f03 100644
--- a/immich_openvino/Dockerfile
+++ b/immich_openvino/Dockerfile
@@ -32,13 +32,8 @@ COPY ha_lsio.sh /ha_lsio.sh
 ARG CONFIGLOCATION="/config"
 RUN chmod 744 /ha_lsio.sh && if grep -qr "lsio" /etc; then /ha_lsio.sh "$CONFIGLOCATION"; fi && rm /ha_lsio.sh
 
-# Install REDIS
-ENV DOCKER_MODS="imagegenius/mods:universal-redis"
-
-#    && chmod 777 -R /docker-mods \
-#        && /./docker-mods/* || ls / \
-#    && if [ !-f /defaults/redis.conf ]; then echo "Not installed" && exit 1; fi
-#ENV DOCKER_MODS=""
+# Install REDIS directly instead of via Docker mods for reliability
+# (Docker mods can fail to install Redis at runtime, causing ECONNRESET errors)
 
 ##################
 # 3 Install apps #
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ COPY ha_automodules.sh /ha_automodules.sh
 RUN chmod 744 /ha_automodules.sh && /ha_automodules.sh "$MODULES" && rm /ha_automodules.sh
 
 # Manual apps
-ENV PACKAGES="sudo sed yamllint pip jq"
+ENV PACKAGES="sudo sed yamllint pip jq redis-server"
 
 # Automatic apps & bashio
 COPY ha_autoapps.sh /ha_autoapps.sh
diff --git a/immich_openvino/config.yaml b/immich_openvino/config.yaml
index 1a27177ae..4ece918c9 100644
--- a/immich_openvino/config.yaml
+++ b/immich_openvino/config.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ devices:
   - /dev/nvme2
 environment:
   CI_PORT: "8080"
-  DOCKER_MODS: imagegenius/mods:universal-redis
   MACHINE_LEARNING_CACHE_FOLDER: /data/machine-learning
   MACHINE_LEARNING_WORKERS: "1"
   MACHINE_LEARNING_WORKER_TIMEOUT: "120"
@@ -142,6 +141,6 @@ slug: immich_openvino
 udev: true
 url: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons
 usb: true
-version: "2.6.2"
+version: "2.6.2-2"
 video: true
 webui: http://[HOST]:[PORT:8080]