diff --git a/litellm/constants.py b/litellm/constants.py
index 7565aa7d3a..7a39596a7e 100644
--- a/litellm/constants.py
+++ b/litellm/constants.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ REDIS_SOCKET_TIMEOUT = float(os.getenv("REDIS_SOCKET_TIMEOUT", 0.1))
 REDIS_CONNECTION_POOL_TIMEOUT = int(os.getenv("REDIS_CONNECTION_POOL_TIMEOUT", 5))
 # Default Redis major version to assume when version cannot be determined
 # Using 7 as it's the modern version that supports LPOP with count parameter
-DEFAULT_REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION = 7
+DEFAULT_REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION = int(os.getenv("DEFAULT_REDIS_MAJOR_VERSION", 7))
 NON_LLM_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = int(
     os.getenv("NON_LLM_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT", 15)
 )  # timeout for adjacent services (e.g. jwt auth)