diff --git a/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb b/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
index b35021d..1b2dfee 100644
--- a/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
+++ b/lib/remote_storage/swift.rb
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ module RemoteStorage
     end
 
     def redis
-      @redis ||= Redis.new(host: settings.redis["host"], port: settings.redis["port"])
+      @redis ||= Redis.new(settings.redis)
     end
 
     def directory_backend(user)