diff --git a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisClientUtil.java b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisClientUtil.java
index 4f58b86ee6a87..f1030014b42d2 100644
--- a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisClientUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisClientUtil.java
@@ -78,35 +78,33 @@ public static RedisOptions buildOptions(RedisConfiguration redisConfig) {
 
     private static NetClientOptions toNetClientOptions(RedisConfiguration redisConfig) {
         NetClientOptions netClientOptions = new NetClientOptions()
-                .setTcpKeepAlive(true)
-                .setTcpNoDelay(true);
+                .setTcpKeepAlive(redisConfig.tcpKeepAlive)
+                .setTcpNoDelay(redisConfig.tcpNoDelay);
 
-        if (redisConfig.ssl.isPresent()) {
-            SslConfig sslConfig = redisConfig.ssl.get();
+        SslConfig sslConfig = redisConfig.ssl;
 
-            netClientOptions
-                    .setSsl(sslConfig.enabled)
-                    .setTrustAll(sslConfig.trustAll);
+        netClientOptions
+                .setSsl(sslConfig.enabled)
+                .setTrustAll(sslConfig.trustAll);
 
-            configurePemTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificatePem);
-            configureJksTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificateJks);
-            configurePfxTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificatePfx);
+        configurePemTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificatePem);
+        configureJksTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificateJks);
+        configurePfxTrustOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.trustCertificatePfx);
 
-            configurePemKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificatePem);
-            configureJksKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificateJks);
-            configurePfxKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificatePfx);
+        configurePemKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificatePem);
+        configureJksKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificateJks);
+        configurePfxKeyCertOptions(netClientOptions, sslConfig.keyCertificatePfx);
 
-            netClientOptions.setReconnectAttempts(redisConfig.reconnectAttempts);
-            netClientOptions.setReconnectInterval(redisConfig.reconnectInterval.toMillis());
+        netClientOptions.setReconnectAttempts(redisConfig.reconnectAttempts);
+        netClientOptions.setReconnectInterval(redisConfig.reconnectInterval.toMillis());
 
-            if (redisConfig.idleTimeout.isPresent()) {
-                netClientOptions.setIdleTimeout(redisConfig.idleTimeout.get());
-            }
+        if (redisConfig.idleTimeout.isPresent()) {
+            netClientOptions.setIdleTimeout(redisConfig.idleTimeout.get());
+        }
 
-            if (sslConfig.hostnameVerificationAlgorithm.isPresent()) {
-                netClientOptions.setHostnameVerificationAlgorithm(
-                        sslConfig.hostnameVerificationAlgorithm.get());
-            }
+        if (sslConfig.hostnameVerificationAlgorithm.isPresent()) {
+            netClientOptions.setHostnameVerificationAlgorithm(
+                    sslConfig.hostnameVerificationAlgorithm.get());
         }
 
         return netClientOptions;
diff --git a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
index 474ae2eda2290..31ecc5bfc653f 100644
--- a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import io.quarkus.redis.client.RedisClient;
 import io.quarkus.redis.client.RedisClientName;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigDocSection;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigGroup;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigItem;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigPhase;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public static class RedisConfiguration {
         /**
          * The interval between reconnection attempts when a pooled connection cannot be established on first try.
          */
-        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "PT1S")
+        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "1")
         public Duration reconnectInterval;
 
         /**
@@ -177,12 +178,24 @@ public static class RedisConfiguration {
         @ConfigItem(defaultValueDocumentation = "no timeout")
         public Optional<Integer> idleTimeout;
 
+        /**
+         * Whether TCP keep alive is enabled
+         */
+        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+        public boolean tcpKeepAlive;
+
+        /**
+         * Whether TCP no delay is enabled
+         */
+        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+        public boolean tcpNoDelay;
+
         /**
          * SSL/TLS config.
          */
         @ConfigItem
         @ConfigDocSection
-        public SslConfig> ssl;
+        public SslConfig ssl;
 
     }
 }