diff --git a/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/deployment.yaml b/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/deployment.yaml
index c7fc555..de4f456 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/deployment.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ spec:
           restartPolicy: Always
           ports:
             - containerPort: 6379
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: redis-data
+              mountPath: /data
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "32Mi"
@@ -193,3 +196,6 @@ spec:
             claimName: paperless-media
         - name: consume
           emptyDir: {}
+        - name: redis-data
+          emptyDir:
+            sizeLimit: 1Gi
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
index 2d98239..0a691e0 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/paperless-ringtail/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/paperless
     newTag: v2.20.15-1d4cbbf-nix
+  # amd64 valkey built via nix (the v8.1.7-ecded30 tag without -nix is the
+  # arm64 Alpine build for indri and fails on ringtail with exec format error)
   - name: docker.io/library/redis
     newName: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/valkey
-    newTag: v8.1.7-ecded30
+    newTag: v8.1.7-ecded30-nix