diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
index 5e0c8573..49d7f8f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisSentinelBuilder.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class RedisSentinelBuilder {
 
     private File executable;
     private RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider();
+    private String bind="127.0.0.1";
     private Integer port = 26379;
     private int masterPort = 6379;
     private String masterName = "mymaster";
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ public RedisSentinelBuilder redisExecProvider(RedisExecProvider redisExecProvide
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisSentinelBuilder bind(String bind) {
+        this.bind = bind;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisSentinelBuilder port(Integer port) {
         this.port = port;
         return this;
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ private void resolveSentinelConf() throws IOException {
         if (redisConfigBuilder == null) {
             addDefaultReplicationGroup();
         }
+        setting("bind "+bind);
         setting(String.format(PORT_LINE, port));
         final String configString = redisConfigBuilder.toString();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
index 10927f31..79dc4bee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServer.java
@@ -10,17 +10,13 @@ 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;
 
-    public RedisServer() throws IOException {
+    public RedisServer() {
         this(DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT);
     }
 
-    public RedisServer(int port) throws IOException {
+    public RedisServer(int port) {
         super(port);
-        File executable = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider().get();
-        this.args = Arrays.asList(
-                executable.getAbsolutePath(),
-                "--port", Integer.toString(port)
-        );
+        this.args = builder().port(port).build().args;
 	}
 
     public RedisServer(File executable, int port) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
index affcbbd9..192b9fb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/embedded/RedisServerBuilder.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class RedisServerBuilder {
 
     private File executable;
     private RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider = RedisExecProvider.defaultProvider();
+    private String bind="127.0.0.1";
     private int port = 6379;
     private InetSocketAddress slaveOf;
     private String redisConf;
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ public RedisServerBuilder redisExecProvider(RedisExecProvider redisExecProvider)
         return this;
     }
 
+    public RedisServerBuilder bind(String bind) {
+        this.bind = bind;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public RedisServerBuilder port(int port) {
         this.port = port;
         return this;
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ public RedisServerBuilder setting(String configLine) {
     }
 
     public RedisServer build() {
+        setting("bind "+bind);
         tryResolveConfAndExec();
         List<String> args = buildCommandArgs();
         return new RedisServer(args, port);