diff --git a/lib/appenders/redis.js b/lib/appenders/redis.js
index bc88ca5..81f8ad3 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/redis.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/redis.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ const layouts = require('../layouts');
 const redis = require('redis');
 const util = require('util');
 
-function redisAppender(host, port, pass, channel, layout) {
-  layout = layout || layouts.messagePassThroughLayout;
+function redisAppender(host = '127.0.0.1', port = 6379, pass = '', channel = 'log', layout = layouts.messagePassThroughLayout) {
   const redisClient = redis.createClient(port, host, { auth_pass: pass });
   redisClient.on('error', (err) => {
     if (err) {
@@ -23,12 +22,7 @@ function redisAppender(host, port, pass, channel, layout) {
 }
 
 function configure(config) {
-  const layout = config.layout ? layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout) : null;
-  const host = config.host ? config.host : '127.0.0.1';
-  const port = config.port ? config.port : 6379;
-  const pass = config.pass ? config.pass : '';
-  const channel = config.channel ? config.channel : 'log';
-  return redisAppender(host, port, pass, channel, layout);
+  return redisAppender(config.host, config.port, config.pass, config.channel, layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout));
 }
 
 exports.appender = redisAppender;