diff --git a/lib/appenders/redis.js b/lib/appenders/redis.js
index a24dc36..d7067a7 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/redis.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/redis.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function redisAppender(host, port, pass, channel, layout) {
       console.error('log4js.redisAppender - %s:%p Error: %s', host, port, util.inspect(err));
     }
   });
-  return function (loggingEvent) {
+  let reidsPublish = function (loggingEvent) {
     const message = layout(loggingEvent);
     redisClient.publish(channel, message, function (err) {
       if (err) {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function redisAppender(host, port, pass, channel, layout) {
       }
     });
   };
+  return redisPublish;
 }
 
 function configure(config) {