diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index e5b513cde..89eba9c71 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
       $config_file_mode          = '0644'
       $config_group              = 'wheel'
       $config_owner              = 'root'
-      $daemonize                 = false
+      $daemonize                 = true
       $package_ensure            = 'present'
       $package_name              = 'redis'
       $sentinel_config_file      = '/usr/local/etc/redis-sentinel.conf'