diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
index ec74423..d898e28 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Configuration.php
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ public function getConfigTreeBuilder()
                             ->isRequired()
                             ->info('Service that implements Handlebars\Cache.')
                         ->end()
+                        ->arrayNode('redis')
+                            ->addDefaultsIfNotSet()
+                            ->children()
+                                ->scalarNode('client_service')->defaultValue('snc_redis.default')->end()
+                                ->scalarNode('key_prefix')->defaultValue('smartive-handlebars:')->end()
+                            ->end()
+                        ->end()
                     ->end()
                 ->end()
                 ->arrayNode('twig')
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/SmartiveHandlebarsExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/SmartiveHandlebarsExtension.php
index 5a7aad2..a06f2f2 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/SmartiveHandlebarsExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/SmartiveHandlebarsExtension.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
                 $this->loadService($serviceName, $config[$serviceName], $container, $loader);
 
                 if ('cache' === $serviceName) {
-                    $this->loadCache($container, $config, $loader);
+                    $this->loadCache($container, $config);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -95,16 +95,15 @@ private function getParameterName($serviceName, $configName)
     /**
      * Loads the caching service
      *
-     * @param array            $config      Configuration values
-     * @param ContainerBuilder $container   Container instance
-     * @param XmlFileLoader    $loader      Loader instance
+     * @param ContainerBuilder $container Container instance
+     * @param array            $config    Configuration values
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    private function loadCache(ContainerBuilder $container, array $config, XmlFileLoader $loader)
+    private function loadCache(ContainerBuilder $container, array $config)
     {
         if (empty($config['cache']['service'])) {
-            return;
+            throw new InvalidConfigurationException('You need to specify a cache service in order to enable caching.');
         }
 
         try {
@@ -113,6 +112,23 @@ private function loadCache(ContainerBuilder $container, array $config, XmlFileLo
             throw new InvalidConfigurationException('Caching can only be configured if templating is enabled.');
         }
 
+        $this->prepareRedisCache($container, $config['cache']);
+
         $templatingService->addMethodCall('setCache', [new Reference($config['cache']['service'])]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepares the Redis cache
+     *
+     * @param ContainerBuilder $container   Container instance
+     * @param array            $cacheConfig Cache configuration values
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    private function prepareRedisCache(ContainerBuilder $container, array $cacheConfig)
+    {
+        $redisCacheService = $container->findDefinition('smartive_handlebars.cache.redis');
+        $redisCacheService->replaceArgument(0, new Reference($cacheConfig['redis']['client_service']));
+        $redisCacheService->replaceArgument(2, $cacheConfig['redis']['key_prefix']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 857c187..08cbaf5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,9 +126,38 @@ smartive_handlebars:
 ```
 
 There are several caching services / strategies available per default:
-- `smartive_handlebars.cache.disk`: Uses [Handlebars\Cache\Disk](https://github.com/XaminProject/handlebars.php/blob/master/src/Handlebars/Cache/Disk.php) to read/write file cache in Symfony's cache directory
-- `smartive_handlebars.cache.apc`: Uses [Handlebars\Cache\APC](https://github.com/XaminProject/handlebars.php/blob/master/src/Handlebars/Cache/APC.php) to read/write cache objects using [APC](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php)
-- `smartive_handlebars.cache.redis`: Uses the [RedisBundle](https://github.com/snc/SncRedisBundle) to read/write cache objects using a [Redis Server](http://redis.io/). The Redis client (has to be of type `\Predis\Client` or `\Redis`) being used can be specified using the `smartive_handlebars.cache.redis.client` parameter which defaults to `snc_redis.default`.
+
+### Disk
+
+Service ID: `smartive_handlebars.cache.disk`
+
+Uses [Handlebars\Cache\Disk](https://github.com/XaminProject/handlebars.php/blob/master/src/Handlebars/Cache/Disk.php) to read/write file cache in Symfony's cache directory
+
+### APC
+
+Service ID: `smartive_handlebars.cache.apc`
+
+Uses [Handlebars\Cache\APC](https://github.com/XaminProject/handlebars.php/blob/master/src/Handlebars/Cache/APC.php) to read/write cache objects using [APC](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php)
+
+### Redis
+
+Service ID: `smartive_handlebars.cache.redis`
+
+Uses [PhpRedis](https://github.com/phpredis/phpredis) or [Predis](https://github.com/nrk/predis) to read/write cache objects using a [Redis Server](http://redis.io/). 
+This bundle integrates with [RedisBundle](https://github.com/snc/SncRedisBundle) in order to make configuring your Redis implementation even easier. 
+The default Redis client being used is `snc_redis.default` (see [RedisBundle documentation](https://github.com/snc/SncRedisBundle/blob/master/Resources/doc/index.md#usage)).
+
+The default configuration can be overridden looks as follows:
+
+```
+smartive_handlebars:
+    cache:
+        redis:
+            client_service: 'snc_redis.default'
+            key_prefix: 'smartive-handlebars:'
+```
+
+### Custom
 
 You can also define your own caching services by adding a class which implements [Handlebars\Cache](https://github.com/XaminProject/handlebars.php/blob/master/src/Handlebars/Cache.php). 
 To use your custom cache service you have to register it in your service configuration:
diff --git a/Resources/config/cache.xml b/Resources/config/cache.xml
index aba8bd7..9cc10ad 100644
--- a/Resources/config/cache.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/cache.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 <container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
            xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
-    <parameters>
-        <parameter key="smartive_handlebars.cache.redis.client">snc_redis.default</parameter>
-        <parameter key="smartive_handlebars.cache.redis.key_prefix">smartive-handlebars:</parameter>
-    </parameters>
 
     <services>
         <service id="smartive_handlebars.cache.apc" class="Handlebars\Cache\APC" public="false" />
@@ -13,10 +9,10 @@
             <argument>%kernel.cache_dir%/smartive_handlebars</argument>
         </service>
         <service id="smartive_handlebars.cache.redis" class="Smartive\HandlebarsBundle\Cache\Redis" public="false">
-            <argument type="expression" on-invalid="null">service(parameter('smartive_handlebars.cache.redis.client'))</argument>
+            <argument type="service" id="snc_redis.default" />
             <argument type="service" id="logger" on-invalid="null" />
             <tag name="monolog.logger" channel="smartive_handlebars" />
-            <argument>%smartive_handlebars.cache.redis.key_prefix%</argument>
+            <argument>smartive-handlebars:</argument>
         </service>
     </services>
 </container>
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/app/config/config_test_cache_redis.yml b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/app/config/config_test_cache_redis.yml
index 7541130..1a43c94 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/app/config/config_test_cache_redis.yml
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Fixtures/app/config/config_test_cache_redis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ smartive_handlebars:
     cache:
         enabled: true
         service: 'smartive_handlebars.cache.redis'
+        redis:
+            client_service: 'snc_redis.default'
+            key_prefix: 'smartive-handlebars:'
     templating:
         template_directories:
             - %kernel.root_dir%/Resources/hbs_views