diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index c7a655990..c04bca378 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static int port_max = 40000;
 static int max_sessions = -1;
 static int redis_db = -1;
 static int redis_write_db = -1;
+static int no_redis_required;
 static char *redis_auth;
 static char *redis_write_auth;
 static char *b2b_url;
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		{ "port-max",	'M', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	&port_max,	"Highest port to use for RTP",	"INT"		},
 		{ "redis",	'r', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&redisps,	"Connect to Redis database",	"[PW@]IP:PORT/INT"	},
 		{ "redis-write",'w', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,    &redisps_write, "Connect to Redis write database",      "[PW@]IP:PORT/INT"       },
+		{ "no-redis-required", 'Q', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &no_redis_required, "Start no matter of redis connection state", NULL },
 		{ "b2b-url",	'b', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&b2b_url,	"XMLRPC URL of B2B UA"	,	"STRING"	},
 		{ "log-level",	'L', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,	(void *)&log_level,"Mask log priorities above this level","INT"	},
 		{ "log-facility",0,  0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &log_facility_s, "Syslog facility to use for logging", "daemon|local0|...|local7"},
@@ -571,15 +573,17 @@ no_kernel:
 	}
 
 	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&redis_write_ep.address)) {
-		mc.redis_write = redis_new(&redis_write_ep, redis_write_db, redis_write_auth, ANY_REDIS_ROLE);
+		mc.redis_write = redis_new(&redis_write_ep, redis_write_db, redis_write_auth, ANY_REDIS_ROLE, no_redis_required);
 		if (!mc.redis_write)
-			die("Cannot start up without Redis write database");
+			die("Cannot start up without running Redis %s write database! See also NO_REDIS_REQUIRED paramter.",
+				endpoint_print_buf(&redis_write_ep));
 	}
 
 	if (!is_addr_unspecified(&redis_ep.address)) {
-		mc.redis = redis_new(&redis_ep, redis_db, redis_auth, mc.redis_write ? ANY_REDIS_ROLE : MASTER_REDIS_ROLE);
+		mc.redis = redis_new(&redis_ep, redis_db, redis_auth, mc.redis_write ? ANY_REDIS_ROLE : MASTER_REDIS_ROLE, no_redis_required);
 		if (!mc.redis)
-			die("Cannot start up without Redis database");
+			die("Cannot start up without running Redis %s database! See also NO_REDIS_REQUIRED paramter.",
+				endpoint_print_buf(&redis_ep));
 
 		if (!mc.redis_write)
 			mc.redis_write = mc.redis;
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index 17aeaa175..027b5d71e 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ err:
 
 
 
-struct redis *redis_new(const endpoint_t *ep, int db, const char *auth, enum redis_role role) {
+struct redis *redis_new(const endpoint_t *ep, int db, const char *auth, enum redis_role role, int no_redis_required) {
 	struct redis *r;
 
 	r = g_slice_alloc0(sizeof(*r));
@@ -236,20 +236,28 @@ struct redis *redis_new(const endpoint_t *ep, int db, const char *auth, enum red
 	r->auth = auth;
 	r->role = role;
 	r->state = REDIS_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+	r->no_redis_required = no_redis_required;
 	mutex_init(&r->lock);
 
 	if (redis_connect(r, 10)) {
-		rlog(LOG_WARN, "Starting with no initial connection to Redis %s !",
-			endpoint_print_buf(&r->endpoint));
-		return r;
+		if (r->no_redis_required) {
+			rlog(LOG_WARN, "Starting with no initial connection to Redis %s !",
+				endpoint_print_buf(&r->endpoint));
+			return r;
+		}
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	// redis is connected
 	rlog(LOG_INFO, "Established initial connection to Redis %s",
 		endpoint_print_buf(&r->endpoint));
 	r->state = REDIS_STATE_CONNECTED;
-
 	return r;
+
+err:
+	mutex_destroy(&r->lock);
+	g_slice_free1(sizeof(*r), r);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -1131,7 +1139,7 @@ int redis_restore(struct callmaster *m, struct redis *r) {
 	mutex_init(&ctx.r_m);
 	g_queue_init(&ctx.r_q);
 	for (i = 0; i < RESTORE_NUM_THREADS; i++)
-		g_queue_push_tail(&ctx.r_q, redis_new(&r->endpoint, r->db, r->auth, r->role));
+		g_queue_push_tail(&ctx.r_q, redis_new(&r->endpoint, r->db, r->auth, r->role, r->no_redis_required));
 	gtp = g_thread_pool_new(restore_thread, &ctx, RESTORE_NUM_THREADS, TRUE, NULL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < calls->elements; i++) {
diff --git a/daemon/redis.h b/daemon/redis.h
index 8c0e15348..037fab041 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.h
+++ b/daemon/redis.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct redis {
 	unsigned int	pipeline;
 
 	int		state;
+	int		no_redis_required;
 };
 struct redis_hash {
 	redisReply *rr;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ INLINE gboolean g_hash_table_insert_check(GHashTable *h, gpointer k, gpointer v)
 
 
 
-struct redis *redis_new(const endpoint_t *, int, const char *, enum redis_role);
+struct redis *redis_new(const endpoint_t *, int, const char *, enum redis_role, int no_redis_required);
 int redis_restore(struct callmaster *, struct redis *);
 void redis_update(struct call *, struct redis *);
 void redis_delete(struct call *, struct redis *);
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
index f9b56f89c..ed69e24bb 100644
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.default
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ TABLE=0
 # REDIS_WRITE=127.0.0.1:6379
 # REDIS_WRITE_DB=1
 # REDIS_WRITE_AUTH_PW=foobar
+# NO_REDIS_REQUIRED=yes
 # B2B_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8090/
 # LOG_LEVEL=6
 # LOG_FACILITY=daemon
diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
index f1bbfd885..bbba8aa0d 100755
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ fi
 [ -z "$REDIS_AUTH_PW" ] || export RTPENGINE_REDIS_AUTH_PW="$REDIS_AUTH_PW"
 [ -z "$REDIS_WRITE" -o -z "$REDIS_WRITE_DB" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --redis-write=$REDIS_WRITE/$REDIS_WRITE_DB"
 [ -z "$REDIS_WRITE_AUTH_PW" ] || export RTPENGINE_REDIS_WRITE_AUTH_PW="$REDIS_WRITE_AUTH_PW"
+[ -z "$NO_REDIS_REQUIRED" -o \( "$NO_REDIS_REQUIRED" != "1" -a "$NO_REDIS_REQUIRED" != "yes" \) ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --no-redis-required"
 [ -z "$B2B_URL" ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --b2b-url=$B2B_URL"
 [ -z "$NO_FALLBACK" -o \( "$NO_FALLBACK" != "1" -a "$NO_FALLBACK" != "yes" \) ] || OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --no-fallback"
 OPTIONS="$OPTIONS --table=$TABLE"