diff --git a/lib/appenders/redis.js b/lib/appenders/redis.js
index 81f8ad3..be5b382 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/redis.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/redis.js
@@ -4,26 +4,32 @@ const layouts = require('../layouts');
 const redis = require('redis');
 const util = require('util');
 
-function redisAppender(host = '127.0.0.1', port = 6379, pass = '', channel = 'log', layout = layouts.messagePassThroughLayout) {
-  const redisClient = redis.createClient(port, host, { auth_pass: pass });
+let layout;
+
+function redisAppender(config, layout = layouts.messagePassThroughLayout) {
+  const redisClient = redis.createClient(config.port, config.host, { auth_pass: config.pass });
   redisClient.on('error', (err) => {
     if (err) {
-      console.error('log4js.redisAppender - %s:%p Error: %s', host, port, util.inspect(err));
+      console.error('log4js.redisAppender - %s:%p Error: %s', config.host, config.port, util.inspect(err));
     }
   });
   return function (loggingEvent) {
     const message = layout(loggingEvent);
-    redisClient.publish(channel, message, (err) => {
+    redisClient.publish(config.channel, message, (err) => {
       if (err) {
-        console.error('log4js.redisAppender - %s:%p Error: %s', host, port, util.inspect(err));
+        console.error('log4js.redisAppender - %s:%p Error: %s', config.host, config.port, util.inspect(err));
       }
     });
   };
 }
 
 function configure(config) {
-  return redisAppender(config.host, config.port, config.pass, config.channel, layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout));
+  if (config.layout) {
+    layout = layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout);
+  }
+
+  return redisAppender(config, layout);
 }
 
-exports.appender = redisAppender;
-exports.configure = configure;
+module.exports.appender = redisAppender;
+module.exports.configure = configure;