diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f01c037..0af54c16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
             <version>2.6.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+            <version>1.8.5</version>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
index e410d978..aabce247 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/AbstractRedisInstance.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package redis.embedded;
 
+import redis.embedded.exceptions.EmbeddedRedisException;
+
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@
 /**
  * Created by piotrturek on 22/01/15.
  */
-abstract class AbstractRedisInstance implements RedisInstance {
+abstract class AbstractRedisInstance implements Redis {
     protected List<String> args = Collections.emptyList();
     private volatile boolean active = false;
 	private Process redisProcess;
@@ -22,14 +24,18 @@ public boolean isActive() {
     }
 
 	@Override
-    public synchronized void start() throws IOException {
+    public synchronized void start() throws EmbeddedRedisException {
         if (active) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("This redis server instance is already running...");
+            throw new EmbeddedRedisException("This redis server instance is already running...");
+        }
+        try {
+            redisProcess = createRedisProcessBuilder().start();
+            logErrors();
+            awaitRedisServerReady();
+            active = true;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new EmbeddedRedisException("Failed to start Reddis instance", e);
         }
-        redisProcess = createRedisProcessBuilder().start();
-        logErrors();
-        awaitRedisServerReady();
-        active = true;
     }
 
     private void logErrors() {
@@ -70,11 +76,19 @@ private ProcessBuilder createRedisProcessBuilder() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void stop() throws InterruptedException {
+    public synchronized void stop() throws EmbeddedRedisException {
         if (active) {
             redisProcess.destroy();
-            redisProcess.waitFor();
+            tryWaitFor();
             active = false;
         }
     }
+
+    private void tryWaitFor() {
+        try {
+            redisProcess.waitFor();
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            throw new EmbeddedRedisException("Failed to stop redis instance", e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/Redis.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/Redis.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e77a16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/Redis.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package redis.embedded;
+
+import redis.embedded.exceptions.EmbeddedRedisException;
+
+/**
+ * Created by piotrturek on 22/01/15.
+ */
+public interface Redis {
+    boolean isActive();
+
+    void start() throws EmbeddedRedisException;
+
+    void stop() throws EmbeddedRedisException;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisCluster.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisCluster.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..788fdbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisCluster.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package redis.embedded;
+
+import redis.embedded.exceptions.EmbeddedRedisException;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by piotrturek on 22/01/15.
+ */
+public class RedisCluster implements Redis {
+    private final List<Redis> sentinels = new LinkedList<>();
+    private final List<Redis> servers = new LinkedList<>();
+
+    public RedisCluster(List<Redis> sentinels, List<Redis> servers) {
+        this.servers.addAll(servers);
+        this.sentinels.addAll(sentinels);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isActive() {
+        return sentinels.stream().allMatch(Redis::isActive) && servers.stream().allMatch(Redis::isActive);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start() throws EmbeddedRedisException {
+        sentinels.parallelStream().forEach(Redis::start);
+        servers.parallelStream().forEach(Redis::start);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop() throws EmbeddedRedisException {
+        servers.parallelStream().forEach(Redis::stop);
+        sentinels.parallelStream().forEach(Redis::stop);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d1d457b..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisInstance.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package redis.embedded;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-/**
- * Created by piotrturek on 22/01/15.
- */
-public interface RedisInstance {
-    boolean isActive();
-
-    void start() throws IOException;
-
-    void stop() throws InterruptedException;
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/exceptions/EmbeddedRedisException.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/exceptions/EmbeddedRedisException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58dbb822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/exceptions/EmbeddedRedisException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package redis.embedded.exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Created by piotrturek on 22/01/15.
+ */
+public class EmbeddedRedisException extends RuntimeException {
+    public EmbeddedRedisException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public EmbeddedRedisException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/embedded/RedisClusterTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/embedded/RedisClusterTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..994ecc3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/embedded/RedisClusterTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package redis.embedded;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+public class RedisClusterTest {
+    private Redis sentinel1;
+    private Redis sentinel2;
+    private Redis master1;
+    private Redis master2;
+
+    private RedisCluster instance;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        sentinel1 = mock(Redis.class);
+        sentinel2 = mock(Redis.class);
+        master1 = mock(Redis.class);
+        master2 = mock(Redis.class);
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void stopShouldStopEntireCluster() throws Exception {
+        //given
+        final List<Redis> sentinels = Arrays.asList(sentinel1, sentinel2);
+        final List<Redis> servers = Arrays.asList(master1, master2);
+        instance = new RedisCluster(sentinels, servers);
+
+        //when
+        instance.stop();
+
+        //then
+        sentinels.stream().forEach(s -> verify(s).stop());
+        servers.stream().forEach(m -> verify(m).stop());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void startShouldStartEntireCluster() throws Exception {
+        //given
+        final List<Redis> sentinels = Arrays.asList(sentinel1, sentinel2);
+        final List<Redis> servers = Arrays.asList(master1, master2);
+        instance = new RedisCluster(sentinels, servers);
+
+        //when
+        instance.start();
+
+        //then
+        sentinels.stream().forEach(s -> verify(s).start());
+        servers.stream().forEach(m -> verify(m).start());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isActiveShouldCheckEntireClusterIfAllActive() throws Exception {
+        //given
+        given(sentinel1.isActive()).willReturn(true);
+        given(sentinel2.isActive()).willReturn(true);
+        given(master1.isActive()).willReturn(true);
+        given(master2.isActive()).willReturn(true);
+        final List<Redis> sentinels = Arrays.asList(sentinel1, sentinel2);
+        final List<Redis> servers = Arrays.asList(master1, master2);
+        instance = new RedisCluster(sentinels, servers);
+
+        //when
+        instance.isActive();
+
+        //then
+        sentinels.stream().forEach(s -> verify(s).isActive());
+        servers.stream().forEach(m -> verify(m).isActive());
+    }
+}
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