diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac8f5747..a53ce8d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,16 +141,15 @@ docker push $ACR_SERVER/fabrikam.dronedelivery.deliveryservice:0.1.0
 Create Kubernetes secrets
 
 ```bash
+export REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING=[YOUR_REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING]
+
 export COSMOSDB_KEY=$(az cosmosdb list-keys --name $COSMOSDB_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --query primaryMasterKey) && \
 export COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT=$(az cosmosdb show --name $COSMOSDB_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --query documentEndpoint) && \
-export REDIS_HOSTNAME=$(az redis show -n $REDIS_NAME -g $RESOURCE_GROUP --query hostName) && \
-export REDIS_KEY=$(az redis list-keys --name $REDIS_NAME --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --query primaryKey)
 
 kubectl --namespace bc-shipping create --save-config=true secret generic delivery-storageconf \
     --from-literal=CosmosDB_Key=${COSMOSDB_KEY[@]//\"/} \
     --from-literal=CosmosDB_Endpoint=${COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT[@]//\"/} \
-    --from-literal=Redis_HostName=${REDIS_HOSTNAME[@]//\"/} \
-    --from-literal=Redis_PrimaryKey=${REDIS_KEY[@]//\"/} \
+    --from-literal=Redis_ConnectionString=${REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING} \
     --from-literal=EH_ConnectionString= \
     --from-literal=Redis_SecondaryKey=
 ```
diff --git a/k8s/delivery.yaml b/k8s/delivery.yaml
index 8503f5fe..01a1e2d1 100644
--- a/k8s/delivery.yaml
+++ b/k8s/delivery.yaml
@@ -64,27 +64,11 @@ spec:
         - name: DOCDB_COLLECTIONID
           valueFrom:
           value: "CosmosDB_CollectionId"
-        - name: REDIS_HOSTNAME
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: delivery-storageconf
-              key: Redis_HostName
-        - name: REDIS_PRIMARYKEY
-          valueFrom:
-            secretKeyRef:
-              name: delivery-storageconf
-              key: Redis_PrimaryKey
-        - name: REDIS_SECONDARYKEY
+        - name: REDIS_CONNSTR
           valueFrom:
              secretKeyRef:
               name: delivery-storageconf
-              key: Redis_SecondaryKey
-        - name: REDIS_SSLPORT
-          value: "6380"
-        - name: REDIS_PORT
-          value: "6379"
-        - name: REDIS_SSL
-          value: "false"
+              key: Redis_ConnectionString
         - name: EH_CONNSTR
           valueFrom:
              secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Services/RedisCache.cs b/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Services/RedisCache.cs
index 04251931..dbfad577 100644
--- a/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Services/RedisCache.cs
+++ b/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Services/RedisCache.cs
@@ -49,16 +49,10 @@ private static IDatabase cache
             }
         }
 
-        public static void Configure(int db, string sslPort, string nonSSLPort, string ssl, string hostName, string primaryKey, string secondaryKey, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        public static void Configure(int db, string connectionString, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         {
             DB = db;
-            var dnsTask = System.Net.Dns.GetHostAddressesAsync(hostName);
-            var addresses = dnsTask.Result;
-            var connect = string.Join(",", addresses.Select(x => x.MapToIPv4().ToString() + ":" + nonSSLPort));
-            if (ssl.ToLower().Equals("false"))
-                ConnectionString = $"{connect},abortConnect=false,ssl={ssl.ToLower()},password={primaryKey}";
-            else
-                ConnectionString = $"{hostName},abortConnect=false,ssl={ssl.ToLower()},password={primaryKey}";
+            ConnectionString = connectionString;
             logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(nameof(RedisCache<T>));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Startup.cs b/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Startup.cs
index 6c5b2979..97580799 100644
--- a/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/bc-shipping/delivery/Fabrikam.DroneDelivery.DeliveryService/Startup.cs
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerF
             //TODO look into creating a factory of DocDBRepos/RedisCache/EventHubMessenger
             DocumentDBRepository<InternalNotifyMeRequest>.Configure(Configuration["DOCDB_ENDPOINT"], Configuration["DOCDB_KEY"], Configuration["DOCDB_DATABASEID"], Configuration["DOCDB_COLLECTIONID"], loggerFactory);
 
-            RedisCache<InternalDelivery>.Configure(Constants.RedisCacheDBId_Delivery, Configuration["REDIS_SSLPORT"], Configuration["REDIS_PORT"], Configuration["REDIS_SSL"], Configuration["REDIS_HOSTNAME"], Configuration["REDIS_PRIMARYKEY"], Configuration["REDIS_SECONDARYKEY"], loggerFactory);
-            RedisCache<DeliveryStatusEvent>.Configure(Constants.RedisCacheDBId_DeliveryStatus, Configuration["REDIS_SSLPORT"], Configuration["REDIS_PORT"], Configuration["REDIS_SSL"], Configuration["REDIS_HOSTNAME"], Configuration["REDIS_PRIMARYKEY"], Configuration["REDIS_SECONDARYKEY"], loggerFactory);
+            RedisCache<InternalDelivery>.Configure(Constants.RedisCacheDBId_Delivery, Configuration["REDIS_CONNSTR"], loggerFactory);
+            RedisCache<DeliveryStatusEvent>.Configure(Constants.RedisCacheDBId_DeliveryStatus, Configuration["REDIS_CONNSTR"], loggerFactory);
 
             EventHubSender<DeliveryHistory>.Configure(Configuration["EH_CONNSTR"], Configuration["EH_ENTITYPATH"]);