diff --git a/copyme.Settings.toml b/copyme.Settings.toml
index 21944b6..24b446c 100644
--- a/copyme.Settings.toml
+++ b/copyme.Settings.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ laser_id = 0
 # Activate for more debug 
 debug = "true"
 
-# Redis URL as IP:port  
-redis_url = "127.0.0.1"
+# Redis URL as redis://IP:port/
+redis_url = "redis://127.0.0.1:6379/"
 
 # Either Helios or Etherdream
 dac_family = "Helios"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2bef1f4..d324b2d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn run_all() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 	return Err(Box::new(LJError::ConfigFileMissing));
     };    
     let config = Conf::new(&filename)?;
-    let mut rs = RedisCtrl::new()?;
+    let mut rs = RedisCtrl::new(&config.redis_url)?;
     
     let running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
     let r = running.clone();
diff --git a/src/redis_ctrl.rs b/src/redis_ctrl.rs
index 4b123ca..e8971cc 100644
--- a/src/redis_ctrl.rs
+++ b/src/redis_ctrl.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ pub struct RedisCtrl {
 }
 
 impl RedisCtrl {
-    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let client = Client::open("redis://127.0.0.1/")
+    pub fn new(url: &str) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let client = Client::open(url)
 	    .map_err(LJError::RedisConnect)?;
         let connection = client.get_connection()
 	    .map_err(LJError::RedisConnect)?;