diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index df5a90a7b..4fe5b2cd5 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
   AUTHENTICATION_TYPE = 'Database'
 
   # Build logs
-  BUILDLOGS_REDIS_HOSTNAME = 'logs.quay.io'
+  BUILDLOGS_REDIS = {'host': 'logs.quay.io'}
   BUILDLOGS_OPTIONS = []
 
   # Real-time user events
-  USER_EVENTS_REDIS_HOSTNAME = 'logs.quay.io'
+  USER_EVENTS_REDIS = {'host': 'logs.quay.io'}
 
   # Stripe config
   BILLING_TYPE = 'FakeStripe'
diff --git a/data/buildlogs.py b/data/buildlogs.py
index d2904fbc8..6e24f501b 100644
--- a/data/buildlogs.py
+++ b/data/buildlogs.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class RedisBuildLogs(object):
   COMMAND = 'command'
   PHASE = 'phase'
 
-  def __init__(self, redis_host):
-    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(host=redis_host, socket_connect_timeout=5)
+  def __init__(self, redis_config):
+    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(socket_connect_timeout=5, **redis_config)
 
   @staticmethod
   def _logs_key(build_id):
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ class BuildLogs(object):
       self.state = None
 
   def init_app(self, app):
-    buildlogs_hostname = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_REDIS_HOSTNAME')
+    buildlogs_config = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_REDIS')
+    if not buildlogs_config:
+      # This is the old key name.
+      buildlogs_config = {
+        'host': app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_REDIS_HOSTNAME')
+      }
+
     buildlogs_options = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_OPTIONS', [])
     buildlogs_import = app.config.get('BUILDLOGS_MODULE_AND_CLASS', None)
 
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ class BuildLogs(object):
     else:
       klass = import_class(buildlogs_import[0], buildlogs_import[1])
 
-    buildlogs = klass(buildlogs_hostname, *buildlogs_options)
+    buildlogs = klass(buildlogs_config, *buildlogs_options)
 
     # register extension with app
     app.extensions = getattr(app, 'extensions', {})
diff --git a/data/userevent.py b/data/userevent.py
index b732a6e12..b45d4e4fa 100644
--- a/data/userevent.py
+++ b/data/userevent.py
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ class UserEventBuilder(object):
   Defines a helper class for constructing UserEvent and UserEventListener
   instances.
   """
-  def __init__(self, redis_host):
-    self._redis_host = redis_host
+  def __init__(self, redis_config):
+    self._redis_config = redis_config
 
   def get_event(self, username):
-    return UserEvent(self._redis_host, username)
+    return UserEvent(self._redis_config, username)
 
   def get_listener(self, username, events):
-    return UserEventListener(self._redis_host, username, events)
+    return UserEventListener(self._redis_config, username, events)
 
 
 class UserEventsBuilderModule(object):
@@ -26,8 +26,14 @@ class UserEventsBuilderModule(object):
       self.state = None
 
   def init_app(self, app):
-    redis_hostname = app.config.get('USER_EVENTS_REDIS_HOSTNAME')
-    user_events = UserEventBuilder(redis_hostname)
+    redis_config = app.config.get('USER_EVENTS_REDIS')
+    if not redis_config:
+      # This is the old key name.
+      redis_config = {
+        'host': app.config.get('USER_EVENTS_REDIS_HOSTNAME')
+      }
+
+    user_events = UserEventBuilder(redis_config)
 
     # register extension with app
     app.extensions = getattr(app, 'extensions', {})
@@ -43,8 +49,8 @@ class UserEvent(object):
   Defines a helper class for publishing to realtime user events
   as backed by Redis.
   """
-  def __init__(self, redis_host, username):
-    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(host=redis_host, socket_connect_timeout=5)
+  def __init__(self, redis_config, username):
+    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(socket_connect_timeout=5, **redis_config)
     self._username = username
 
   @staticmethod
@@ -74,10 +80,10 @@ class UserEventListener(object):
   Defines a helper class for subscribing to realtime user events as
   backed by Redis.
   """
-  def __init__(self, redis_host, username, events=set([])):
+  def __init__(self, redis_config, username, events=set([])):
     channels = [self._user_event_key(username, e) for e in events]
 
-    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(host=redis_host, socket_connect_timeout=5)
+    self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(socket_connect_timeout=5, **redis_config)
     self._pubsub = self._redis.pubsub()
     self._pubsub.subscribe(channels)
 
diff --git a/test/testlogs.py b/test/testlogs.py
index 7fd9eac21..cd4ea6c9d 100644
--- a/test/testlogs.py
+++ b/test/testlogs.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ class TestBuildLogs(RedisBuildLogs):
     'pull_completion': 0.0,
   }
 
-  def __init__(self, redis_host, namespace, repository, test_build_id, allow_delegate=True):
-    super(TestBuildLogs, self).__init__(redis_host)
+  def __init__(self, redis_config, namespace, repository, test_build_id, allow_delegate=True):
+    super(TestBuildLogs, self).__init__(redis_config)
     self.namespace = namespace
     self.repository = repository
     self.test_build_id = test_build_id