diff --git a/keeper.go b/keeper.go
index dc1162f..11a9202 100644
--- a/keeper.go
+++ b/keeper.go
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ import (
 const (
 	// Override these when constructing the cache keeper
 	defaultTTL          = 10 * time.Second
+	defaultNilTTL       = 5 * time.Minute
 	defaultLockDuration = 1 * time.Minute
 	defaultLockTries    = 1
 	defaultWaitTime     = 15 * time.Second
 )
 
+var nilJSON = []byte("null")
+
 type (
 	// CacheGeneratorFn :nodoc:
 	CacheGeneratorFn func() (interface{}, error)
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ type (
 		StoreWithoutBlocking(Item) error
 		StoreMultiWithoutBlocking([]Item) error
 		StoreMultiPersist([]Item) error
-		StoreNil(cacheKey string, ttl time.Duration) error
+		StoreNil(cacheKey string) error
 		Expire(string, time.Duration) error
 		ExpireMulti(map[string]time.Duration) error
 		Purge(string) error
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ type (
 
 		AcquireLock(string) (*redsync.Mutex, error)
 		SetDefaultTTL(time.Duration)
+		SetNilTTL(time.Duration)
 		SetConnectionPool(*redigo.Pool)
 		SetLockConnectionPool(*redigo.Pool)
 		SetLockDuration(time.Duration)
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ type (
 
 	keeper struct {
 		connPool       *redigo.Pool
+		nilTTL         time.Duration
 		defaultTTL     time.Duration
 		waitTime       time.Duration
 		disableCaching bool
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ type (
 func NewKeeper() Keeper {
 	return &keeper{
 		defaultTTL:     defaultTTL,
+		nilTTL:         defaultNilTTL,
 		lockDuration:   defaultLockDuration,
 		lockTries:      defaultLockTries,
 		waitTime:       defaultWaitTime,
@@ -194,10 +200,8 @@ func (k *keeper) StoreWithoutBlocking(c Item) error {
 }
 
 // StoreNil :nodoc:
-func (k *keeper) StoreNil(cacheKey string, ttl time.Duration) error {
-	nilJSON := []byte("null")
-
-	item := NewItemWithCustomTTL(cacheKey, nilJSON, ttl)
+func (k *keeper) StoreNil(cacheKey string) error {
+	item := NewItemWithCustomTTL(cacheKey, nilJSON, k.nilTTL)
 	err := k.StoreWithoutBlocking(item)
 	return err
 }
@@ -260,6 +264,10 @@ func (k *keeper) SetDefaultTTL(d time.Duration) {
 	k.defaultTTL = d
 }
 
+func (k *keeper) SetNilTTL(d time.Duration) {
+	k.nilTTL = d
+}
+
 // SetConnectionPool :nodoc:
 func (k *keeper) SetConnectionPool(c *redigo.Pool) {
 	k.connPool = c
diff --git a/keeper_test.go b/keeper_test.go
index a7b923a..539b56c 100644
--- a/keeper_test.go
+++ b/keeper_test.go
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func TestStoreNil(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testKey := "test-key"
 
-	err = k.StoreNil(testKey, 5*time.Minute)
+	err = k.StoreNil(testKey)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	reply, mu, err := k.GetOrLock(testKey)