diff --git a/lib/searchkick/reindex_queue.rb b/lib/searchkick/reindex_queue.rb
index 36a4aeb..8534ec2 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/reindex_queue.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/reindex_queue.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module Searchkick
 
     def initialize(name)
       @name = name
+
+      raise Searchkick::Error, "Searchkick.redis not set" unless redis
     end
 
     def push(record_id)
--
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