diff --git a/backend/functions.php b/backend/functions.php
index 2a7a63e5..2050e736 100644
--- a/backend/functions.php
+++ b/backend/functions.php
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ use Firebase\JWT\BeforeValidException;
 $INTERNAL_KEY = function_exists('getInternalSocketKey') ? getInternalSocketKey() : '';
 
 
+/**
+ * Helper to get the global Redis connection defined in bootstrap.php
+ */
+if (!function_exists('getRedisConnection')) {
+    function getRedisConnection() {
+        global $redis;
+        return $redis;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * دالة البحث الهجين (Redis + MySQL)
  * @param $redis Client  : اتصال الريدز