diff --git a/src/nova/guest/redis/config.cc b/src/nova/guest/redis/config.cc
index 3c0fa15..b2a5996 100644
--- a/src/nova/guest/redis/config.cc
+++ b/src/nova/guest/redis/config.cc
@@ -120,4 +120,11 @@ std::string Config::get_log_file() {
     return _get_string_value(LOG_FILE);
 }
 
+std::string Config::get_unix_socket() {
+    return _get_string_value(UNIX_SOCKET);
+}
+
+std::string Config::get_unix_socket_perms() {
+    return _get_string_value(UNIX_SOCKET_PERMISSION);
+}
 }}//end nova::redis
diff --git a/src/nova/guest/redis/config.h b/src/nova/guest/redis/config.h
index 4f1a44c..ba81bda 100644
--- a/src/nova/guest/redis/config.h
+++ b/src/nova/guest/redis/config.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class Config
 
         std::string get_append_filename();
 
+        std::string get_unix_socket();
+
+        std::string get_unix_socket_perms();
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/nova/redis/RedisApp.cc b/src/nova/redis/RedisApp.cc
index c31e0ba..6e1554e 100644
--- a/src/nova/redis/RedisApp.cc
+++ b/src/nova/redis/RedisApp.cc
@@ -130,14 +130,18 @@ void RedisApp::prepare(const optional<string> & json_root_password,
                         "daemonize yes\n"
                         "port %5%\n"
                         "logfile %6%\n"
-                        "appendfilename %7%")
+                        "appendfilename %7%\n"
+                        "unixsocket %8\n"
+                        "unixsocketperm %9")
                         % config.get_max_memory()
                         % config.get_db_dir()
                         % config.get_pidfile()
                         % config.get_db_filename()
                         % config.get_port()
                         % config.get_log_file()
-                        % config.get_append_filename());
+                        % config.get_append_filename()
+                        % config.get_unix_socket()
+                        % config.get_unix_socket_perms());
 
             fd << local_conf;
             fd.close();