diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
index abeae789..da8f0e8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ abstract class AbstractRedisInstance implements Redis {
     private volatile boolean active = false;
 	private Process redisProcess;
     private final int port;
+    private String redisReadyPattern;
 
     private ExecutorService executor;
 
-    protected AbstractRedisInstance(int port) {
+    protected AbstractRedisInstance(int port, String redisReadyPattern) {
         this.port = port;
+        this.redisReadyPattern = redisReadyPattern;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -61,14 +63,12 @@ private void awaitRedisServerReady() throws IOException {
                     //Something goes wrong. Stream is ended before server was activated.
                     throw new RuntimeException("Can't start redis server. Check logs for details.");
                 }
-            } while (!outputLine.matches(redisReadyPattern()));
+            } while (!outputLine.matches(redisReadyPattern));
         } finally {
             IOUtils.closeQuietly(reader);
         }
     }
 
-    protected abstract String redisReadyPattern();
-
     private ProcessBuilder createRedisProcessBuilder() {
         File executable = new File(args.get(0));
         ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(args);
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
index 6b8c6234..7acdde60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinel.java
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class RedisSentinel extends AbstractRedisInstance {
-    private static final String REDIS_READY_PATTERN = ".*Sentinel runid is.*";
+    static final String REDIS_SENTINEL_READY_PATTERN = ".*Sentinel runid is.*";
 
     public RedisSentinel(List<String> args, int port) {
-        super(port);
+        this(args, port, REDIS_SENTINEL_READY_PATTERN);
+    }
+
+    public RedisSentinel(List<String> args, int port, String readyPattern) {
+        super(port, readyPattern);
         this.args = new ArrayList<String>(args);
     }
 
     public static RedisSentinelBuilder builder() { return new RedisSentinelBuilder(); }
 
-    @Override
-    protected String redisReadyPattern() {
-        return REDIS_READY_PATTERN;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
index 5e0c8573..09baafc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class RedisSentinelBuilder {
     private File executable;
     private RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider();
     private Integer port = 26379;
-    private int masterPort = 6379;
+    private String readyPattern = RedisSentinel.REDIS_SENTINEL_READY_PATTERN;
+    private int masterPort = RedisServer.DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT;
     private String masterName = "mymaster";
     private long downAfterMilliseconds = 60000L;
     private long failoverTimeout = 180000L;
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ public RedisSentinelBuilder port(Integer port) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisSentinelBuilder readyPattern(String readyPattern) {
+        this.readyPattern = readyPattern;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisSentinelBuilder masterPort(Integer masterPort) {
         this.masterPort = masterPort;
         return this;
@@ -97,7 +103,11 @@ public RedisSentinelBuilder setting(String configLine) {
     public RedisSentinel build() {
         tryResolveConfAndExec();
         List<String> args = buildCommandArgs();
-        return new RedisSentinel(args, port);
+        if (this.readyPattern == null) {
+            return new RedisSentinel(args, port);
+        } else {
+            return new RedisSentinel(args, port, readyPattern);
+        }
     }
 
     private void tryResolveConfAndExec() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
index 10927f31..c828eb2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class RedisServer extends AbstractRedisInstance {
-    private static final String REDIS_READY_PATTERN = ".*The server is now ready to accept connections on port.*";
-    private static final int DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT = 6379;
+    static final String REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN = ".*The server is now ready to accept connections on port.*";
+    static final int DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT = 6379;
 
     public RedisServer() throws IOException {
         this(DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT);
     }
 
     public RedisServer(int port) throws IOException {
-        super(port);
+        super(port, REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN);
         File executable = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider().get();
         this.args = Arrays.asList(
                 executable.getAbsolutePath(),
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public RedisServer(int port) throws IOException {
 	}
 
     public RedisServer(File executable, int port) {
-        super(port);
+        super(port, REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN);
         this.args = Arrays.asList(
                 executable.getAbsolutePath(),
                 "--port", Integer.toString(port)
@@ -32,15 +32,19 @@ public RedisServer(File executable, int port) {
     }
 
     public RedisServer(RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider, int port) throws IOException {
-        super(port);
+        super(port, REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN);
         this.args = Arrays.asList(
                 redisExecProvider.get().getAbsolutePath(),
                 "--port", Integer.toString(port)
         );
     }
 
-    RedisServer(List<String> args, int port) {
-        super(port);
+    public RedisServer(List<String> args, int port) {
+        this(args, port, REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN);
+    }
+
+    public RedisServer(List<String> args, int port, String readyPattern) {
+        super(port, readyPattern);
         this.args = new ArrayList<String>(args);
     }
 
@@ -48,8 +52,4 @@ public static RedisServerBuilder builder() {
         return new RedisServerBuilder();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected String redisReadyPattern() {
-        return REDIS_READY_PATTERN;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
index ec92aade..e8b55dd9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ public class RedisServerBuilder {
 
     private File executable;
     private RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider();
-    private int port = 6379;
+    private int port = RedisServer.DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT;
+    private String readyPattern = RedisServer.REDIS_STANDALONE_READY_PATTERN;
     private InetSocketAddress slaveOf;
     private String redisConf;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ public RedisServerBuilder port(int port) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisServerBuilder readyPattern(String readyPattern) {
+        this.readyPattern = readyPattern;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisServerBuilder slaveOf(String hostname, int port) {
         this.slaveOf = new InetSocketAddress(hostname, port);
         return this;
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ public RedisServerBuilder setting(String configLine) {
     public RedisServer build() {
         tryResolveConfAndExec();
         List<String> args = buildCommandArgs();
-        return new RedisServer(args, port);
+        return new RedisServer(args, port, readyPattern);
     }
 
     public void reset() {