diff --git a/scripts/podx-tools.sh b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
index 0047641..b0b78e9 100755
--- a/scripts/podx-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/podx-tools.sh
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ PY
   rq-clear-transcribe)
     : "${REDIS_URL:=redis://redis:6379/0}"
     if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      docker compose exec -T podx-worker-transcribe python - <<'PY'
+      docker compose exec -T podx-worker-transcribe python - "$REDIS_URL" <<'PY'
 import sys
 from redis import Redis
 from rq import Queue
@@ -907,9 +907,8 @@ def clear(name):
     try: q.empty()
     except Exception: pass
     print(f"[rq] cleared queue '{name}' and registries.")
-clear('transcribe')
-PY
-      "$REDIS_URL"
+ clear('transcribe')
+ PY
     else
       echo "docker compose not found; cannot run rq inside container." >&2; exit 1
     fi
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@ PY
   rq-clear-default)
     : "${REDIS_URL:=redis://redis:6379/0}"
     if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      docker compose exec -T podx-worker python - <<'PY'
+      docker compose exec -T podx-worker python - "$REDIS_URL" <<'PY'
 import sys
 from redis import Redis
 from rq import Queue
@@ -943,9 +942,8 @@ def clear(name):
     try: q.empty()
     except Exception: pass
     print(f"[rq] cleared queue '{name}' and registries.")
-clear('default')
-PY
-      "$REDIS_URL"
+ clear('default')
+ PY
     else
       echo "docker compose not found; cannot run rq inside container." >&2; exit 1
     fi
@@ -954,7 +952,7 @@ PY
   rq-clear-all)
     : "${REDIS_URL:=redis://redis:6379/0}"
     if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v docker compose >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      docker compose exec -T podx-worker-transcribe python - <<'PY'
+      docker compose exec -T podx-worker-transcribe python - "$REDIS_URL" <<'PY'
 import sys
 from redis import Redis
 from rq import Queue
@@ -981,8 +979,7 @@ def clear(name):
     print(f"[rq] cleared queue '{name}' and registries.")
 for name in ('default','transcribe'):
     clear(name)
-PY
-      "$REDIS_URL"
+ PY
     else
       echo "docker compose not found; cannot run rq inside container." >&2; exit 1
     fi