diff --git a/stores/redis/store.go b/stores/redis/store.go
index abe1dbf..792ee23 100644
--- a/stores/redis/store.go
+++ b/stores/redis/store.go
@@ -191,9 +191,29 @@ func (s *Store) Commit(sess *simplesessions.Session, id string) error {
 	// Set to redis
 	conn := s.pool.Get()
 	defer conn.Close()
-	_, err := conn.Do("HMSET", args...)
 
-	return err
+	conn.Send("MULTI")
+	conn.Send("HMSET", args...)
+
+	// Set expiry of key only if 'ttl' is set, this is to
+	// ensure that the key remains valid indefinitely like
+	// how redis handles it by default
+	if s.ttl > 0 {
+		conn.Send("EXPIRE", args[0], s.ttl.Seconds())
+	}
+
+	res, err := redis.Values(conn.Do("EXEC"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range res {
+		if v, ok := r.(redis.Error); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Delete deletes a key from redis session hashmap.
diff --git a/stores/redis/store_test.go b/stores/redis/store_test.go
index 145b6d3..876ae15 100644
--- a/stores/redis/store_test.go
+++ b/stores/redis/store_test.go
@@ -320,12 +320,14 @@ func TestEmptyCommit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCommit(t *testing.T) {
-	// Test should only set in internal map and not in redis
+	// Test should commit in redis with expiry on key
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	redisPool := getRedisPool()
 	str := New(redisPool)
 	sess := &simplesessions.Session{}
 
+	str.SetTTL(10 * time.Second)
+
 	// this key is unique across all tests
 	key := "8dIHy6S2uBuKaNnTUszB2180898ikGY1"
 	field1 := "somekey"
@@ -346,6 +348,11 @@ func TestCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 	vals, err := redis.Values(conn.Do("HGETALL", defaultPrefix+key))
 	assert.Equal(2*2, len(vals))
+
+	ttl, err := redis.Int(conn.Do("TTL", defaultPrefix+key))
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	assert.Equal(true, ttl > 0 && ttl <= 10)
 }
 
 func TestDeleteInvalidSessionError(t *testing.T) {