diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index af0e9abc..b7a68599 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2.7.1
+## 2.7.2
 
 Released 2015-mm-dd
 
 
+## 2.7.1
+
+Released 2015-07-06
+
+Bug fixes:
+ - redis-mpool `noReadyCheck` and `unwatchOnRelease` options from config and defaulted
+
 
 ## 2.7.0
 
-Released 2015-07-03
+Released 2015-07-06
 
 Announcements:
  - Upgrades windshaft to [0.47.0](https://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft/releases/tag/0.47.0)
diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index 497e3421..3fcf78f9 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ var config = {
         },
         emitter: {
             statusInterval: 5000 // time, in ms, between each status report is emitted from the pool, status is sent to statsd
-        }
+        },
+        unwatchOnRelease: false, // Send unwatch on release, see http://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/161
+        noReadyCheck: true // Check `no_ready_check` at https://github.com/mranney/node_redis/tree/v0.12.1#overloading
     }
     ,varnish: {
         host: 'localhost',
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index df0b75eb..c0a63be9 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ var config = {
         },
         emitter: {
             statusInterval: 5000 // time, in ms, between each status report is emitted from the pool, status is sent to statsd
-        }
+        },
+        unwatchOnRelease: false, // Send unwatch on release, see http://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/161
+        noReadyCheck: true // Check `no_ready_check` at https://github.com/mranney/node_redis/tree/v0.12.1#overloading
     }
     ,varnish: {
         host: 'localhost',
diff --git a/config/environments/staging.js.example b/config/environments/staging.js.example
index fd082a9c..69fa635b 100644
--- a/config/environments/staging.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/staging.js.example
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ var config = {
         },
         emitter: {
             statusInterval: 5000 // time, in ms, between each status report is emitted from the pool, status is sent to statsd
-        }
+        },
+        unwatchOnRelease: false, // Send unwatch on release, see http://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/161
+        noReadyCheck: true // Check `no_ready_check` at https://github.com/mranney/node_redis/tree/v0.12.1#overloading
     }
     ,varnish: {
         host: 'localhost',
diff --git a/config/environments/test.js.example b/config/environments/test.js.example
index 94b92807..5597509a 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/test.js.example
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ var config = {
         },
         emitter: {
             statusInterval: 5000 // time, in ms, between each status report is emitted from the pool, status is sent to statsd
-        }
+        },
+        unwatchOnRelease: false, // Send unwatch on release, see http://github.com/CartoDB/Windshaft-cartodb/issues/161
+        noReadyCheck: true // Check `no_ready_check` at https://github.com/mranney/node_redis/tree/v0.12.1#overloading
     }
     ,varnish: {
         host: '',
diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server.js b/lib/cartodb/server.js
index 18328507..ceb825ce 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server.js
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ module.exports = function(serverOptions) {
     // Make stats client globally accessible
     global.statsClient = windshaft.stats.Client.getInstance(serverOptions.statsd);
 
-    var redisPool = new RedisPool(
-        _.extend(serverOptions.redis, { name: 'windshaft:server', unwatchOnRelease: false, noReadyCheck: true})
-    );
+    var redisPool = new RedisPool(_.defaults(global.environment.redis, {
+        name: 'windshaft:server',
+        unwatchOnRelease: false,
+        noReadyCheck: true
+    }));
 
     redisPool.on('status', function(status) {
         var keyPrefix = 'windshaft.redis-pool.' + status.name + '.db' + status.db + '.';
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 476bc9b3..0e1a88c9 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "windshaft-cartodb",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.7.2",
   "dependencies": {
     "cartodb-psql": {
       "version": "0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4320c7e..07ffc73c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "private": true,
     "name": "windshaft-cartodb",
-    "version": "2.7.1",
+    "version": "2.7.2",
     "description": "A map tile server for CartoDB",
     "keywords": [
       "cartodb"