diff --git a/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py b/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
index d0ce3c06..6facf01a 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def _get_redis_context() -> tuple[Any | None, str | None]:
         logger.debug("[REDIS] BeamlineConfig unavailable; skipping TELL redis write")
         return None, None
 
-    redis_client = getattr(config, "_client", None)
+    redis_client = getattr(config, "redis", None)
     beamline_key = getattr(config, "_bl", None)
     if redis_client is None or beamline_key is None:
         logger.error("[REDIS] BeamlineConfig internals unavailable; skipping TELL redis write")