diff --git a/src/Watchers/RedisWatcher.php b/src/Watchers/RedisWatcher.php
index d4dc915b7..310103a9d 100644
--- a/src/Watchers/RedisWatcher.php
+++ b/src/Watchers/RedisWatcher.php
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ class RedisWatcher extends Watcher
      */
     public function register($app)
     {
+        if (! $app->bound('redis')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $app['events']->listen(CommandExecuted::class, [$this, 'recordCommand']);
 
         foreach ((array) $app['redis']->connections() as $connection) {
diff --git a/tests/Watchers/RedisWatcherTest.php b/tests/Watchers/RedisWatcherTest.php
index edbf98677..c55c4f80d 100644
--- a/tests/Watchers/RedisWatcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/Watchers/RedisWatcherTest.php
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Laravel\Telescope\Tests\Watchers;
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis;
 use Laravel\Telescope\EntryType;
 use Laravel\Telescope\Tests\FeatureTestCase;
 use Laravel\Telescope\Watchers\RedisWatcher;
+use Mockery;
 
 class RedisWatcherTest extends FeatureTestCase
 {
@@ -36,4 +38,22 @@ public function test_redis_watcher_registers_entries()
         $this->assertSame('get telescope:test', $entry->content['command']);
         $this->assertSame('default', $entry->content['connection']);
     }
+
+    public function test_does_not_register_when_redis_unbound()
+    {
+        $app = Mockery::mock(Application::class);
+
+        $app->makePartial();
+
+        $app->expects('bound')
+            ->with('redis')
+            ->andReturn(false);
+
+        $app->shouldNotReceive('make')
+            ->with('redis');
+
+        $watcher = new RedisWatcher([]);
+
+        $watcher->register($app);
+    }
 }