diff --git a/lib/cache.js b/lib/cache.js
index e8b62fd..b5d5eba 100644
--- a/lib/cache.js
+++ b/lib/cache.js
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ function Cache(config) {
 
     var self = this;
 
-    this.clock = config.clock || Date;
     this.redisClient = config.redisClient || (function() {
-        var client = redis.createClient(config.port || 6379, config.host || 'localhost', config.options || {});
+        var client = redis.createClient(config.port || 6379, config.host || '127.0.0.1', config.options || {});
         if(config.auth) {
             client.auth(config.auth);
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e03568..dd69882 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "good-guy-cache-redis",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "Redis cache adapter for Good Guy HTTP",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test/cache-test.js b/test/cache-test.js
index 8b5b3c7..5abc84d 100644
--- a/test/cache-test.js
+++ b/test/cache-test.js
@@ -109,4 +109,27 @@ describe('Cache', function () {
         done();
     });
 
+    it('should create redis client with default options if it wasn\'t passed directly', function () {
+
+        // given
+        var cache = new Cache();
+
+        // then
+        assert.equal(typeof cache.redisClient, 'object');
+        assert.equal(cache.redisClient.address, '127.0.0.1:6379');
+    });
+
+    it('should create redis client with custom options if they were specified', function () {
+
+        // given
+        var cache = new Cache({
+            host: '0.0.0.0',
+            port: '6969'
+        });
+
+        // then
+        assert.equal(typeof cache.redisClient, 'object');
+        assert.equal(cache.redisClient.address, '0.0.0.0:6969');
+    });
+
 });