diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js b/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
index 6f71dbcc7a..cc9070b767 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/event-bus.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class EventBusService {
           case "subscriber":
             return subscriber
           default:
-            throw new Error("Unknown type: ", type)
+            return new Redis(config.redisURI)
         }
       },
     }