diff --git a/lego/sys/redis/cluster/core.go b/lego/sys/redis/cluster/core.go
index 6f2dd2b8a..52eb88bdb 100644
--- a/lego/sys/redis/cluster/core.go
+++ b/lego/sys/redis/cluster/core.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func NewSys(RedisUrl []string, RedisPassword string, poolSize, minConns int, tim
 		DialTimeout:  timeOut,
 		ReadTimeout:  timeOut,
 		WriteTimeout: timeOut,
+		PoolFIFO:     true,
+		MaxConnAge:   time.Hour,
 	})
 	sys = &Redis{
 		client:  client,
diff --git a/lego/sys/redis/single/core.go b/lego/sys/redis/single/core.go
index 53a70ffe6..f8bd112b2 100644
--- a/lego/sys/redis/single/core.go
+++ b/lego/sys/redis/single/core.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ func NewSys(RedisUrl, RedisPassword string, RedisDB int, poolSize, minConns int,
 		DialTimeout:  timeOut,
 		WriteTimeout: timeOut,
 		ReadTimeout:  timeOut,
+		PoolFIFO:     true,
+		MaxConnAge:   time.Hour,
 	})
 	sys = &Redis{
 		client: client,