diff --git a/lib/sidekiq-rate-limiter/fetch.rb b/lib/sidekiq-rate-limiter/fetch.rb
index 64342a0..3cb7a2b 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq-rate-limiter/fetch.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq-rate-limiter/fetch.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def limit(work)
       }
 
       Sidekiq.redis do |conn|
-        s = Redis::Semaphore.new(:sidekiq_rate_limit_exceeded_check, redis: conn)
+        s = Redis::Semaphore.new(:sidekiq_rate_limit_exceeded_check, redis: Sidekiq::RedisConnection.create, stale_client_timeout: 60)
         lim = Limit.new(conn, options)
         limit_exceeded = nil