diff --git a/hosting/single/runner.sh b/hosting/single/runner.sh
index d9b8719f0f..e06a197ad5 100644
--- a/hosting/single/runner.sh
+++ b/hosting/single/runner.sh
@@ -81,11 +81,17 @@ mkdir -p ${DATA_DIR}/minio
 mkdir -p ${DATA_DIR}/redis
 chown -R couchdb:couchdb ${DATA_DIR}/couch
 
-sed -i "s#DATA_DIR#${DATA_DIR}#g" /etc/redis/redis.conf
+REDIS_CONFIG="/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+sed -i "s#DATA_DIR#${DATA_DIR}#g" "${REDIS_CONFIG}"
+
+if [[ -n "${USE_DEFAULT_REDIS_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+  REDIS_CONFIG=""
+fi
+
 if [[ -n "${REDIS_PASSWORD}" ]]; then
-  redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf --requirepass $REDIS_PASSWORD > /dev/stdout 2>&1 &
+  redis-server "${REDIS_CONFIG}" --requirepass $REDIS_PASSWORD > /dev/stdout 2>&1 &
 else
-  redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf > /dev/stdout 2>&1 &
+  redis-server "${REDIS_CONFIG}" > /dev/stdout 2>&1 &
 fi
 /bbcouch-runner.sh &