diff --git a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEventHandler.cs b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEventHandler.cs
index 88244404a..76a78bad7 100644
--- a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEventHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/IntegrationEvents/EventHandling/ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEventHandler.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API.IntegrationEvents.Even
 
         public async Task Handle(ProductPriceChangedIntegrationEvent @event)
         {
-            var userIds = await _repository.GetUsersAsync();
+            var userIds = _repository.GetUsers();
             
             foreach (var id in userIds)
             {
diff --git a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/IBasketRepository.cs b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/IBasketRepository.cs
index fcdc69faa..850b5b637 100644
--- a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/IBasketRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/IBasketRepository.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API.Model
     public interface IBasketRepository
     {
         Task<CustomerBasket> GetBasketAsync(string customerId);
-        Task<IEnumerable<string>> GetUsersAsync();
+        IEnumerable<string> GetUsers();
         Task<CustomerBasket> UpdateBasketAsync(CustomerBasket basket);
         Task<bool> DeleteBasketAsync(string id);
     }
diff --git a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/RedisBasketRepository.cs b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/RedisBasketRepository.cs
index e896c0773..f748d2c25 100644
--- a/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/RedisBasketRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/Model/RedisBasketRepository.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using StackExchange.Redis;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -10,40 +9,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API.Model
 {
     public class RedisBasketRepository : IBasketRepository
     {
-        private ILogger<RedisBasketRepository> _logger;
-        private BasketSettings _settings;
+        private readonly ILogger<RedisBasketRepository> _logger;
 
-        private ConnectionMultiplexer _redis;
+        private readonly ConnectionMultiplexer _redis;
+        private readonly IDatabase _database;
 
-        public RedisBasketRepository(IOptionsSnapshot<BasketSettings> options, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        public RedisBasketRepository(ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, ConnectionMultiplexer redis)
         {
-            _settings = options.Value;
             _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<RedisBasketRepository>();
+            _redis = redis;
+            _database = redis.GetDatabase();
         }
 
         public async Task<bool> DeleteBasketAsync(string id)
         {
-            var database = await GetDatabase();
-            return await database.KeyDeleteAsync(id.ToString());
+            return await _database.KeyDeleteAsync(id);
         }
 
-        public async Task<IEnumerable<string>> GetUsersAsync()
+        public IEnumerable<string> GetUsers()
         {
-            var server = await GetServer();
-            
-            IEnumerable<RedisKey> data = server.Keys();
-            if (data == null)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-            return data.Select(k => k.ToString());
+            var server = GetServer();          
+            var data = server.Keys();
+            return data?.Select(k => k.ToString());
         }
 
         public async Task<CustomerBasket> GetBasketAsync(string customerId)
         {
-            var database = await GetDatabase();
-
-            var data = await database.StringGetAsync(customerId.ToString());
+            var data = await _database.StringGetAsync(customerId);
             if (data.IsNullOrEmpty)
             {
                 return null;
@@ -54,9 +46,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API.Model
 
         public async Task<CustomerBasket> UpdateBasketAsync(CustomerBasket basket)
         {
-            var database = await GetDatabase();
-
-            var created = await database.StringSetAsync(basket.BuyerId, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(basket));
+            var created = await _database.StringSetAsync(basket.BuyerId, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(basket));
             if (!created)
             {
                 _logger.LogInformation("Problem occur persisting the item.");
@@ -68,34 +58,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API.Model
             return await GetBasketAsync(basket.BuyerId);
         }
 
-        private async Task<IDatabase> GetDatabase()
-        {
-            if (_redis == null)
-            {
-                await ConnectToRedisAsync();
-            }
-
-            return _redis.GetDatabase();
-        }
-
-        private async Task<IServer> GetServer()
+        private IServer GetServer()
         {
-            if (_redis == null)
-            {
-                await ConnectToRedisAsync();
-            }
             var endpoint = _redis.GetEndPoints();
-
             return _redis.GetServer(endpoint.First());
         }
-
-        private async Task ConnectToRedisAsync()
-        {  
-            var configuration = ConfigurationOptions.Parse(_settings.ConnectionString, true);
-            configuration.ResolveDns = true;     
-            
-            _logger.LogInformation($"Connecting to database {configuration.SslHost}.");
-            _redis = await ConnectionMultiplexer.ConnectAsync(configuration);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Basket/RedisBasketRepositoryTests.cs b/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Basket/RedisBasketRepositoryTests.cs
index aa763e4bb..5bc9240e1 100644
--- a/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Basket/RedisBasketRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/test/Services/IntegrationTests/Services/Basket/RedisBasketRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+using StackExchange.Redis;
+
 namespace IntegrationTests.Services.Basket
 {
     using Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.Basket.API;
@@ -57,10 +59,9 @@ namespace IntegrationTests.Services.Basket
         RedisBasketRepository BuildBasketRepository()
         {
             var loggerFactory = new LoggerFactory();            
-            var basketSettings = new BasketSettings() { ConnectionString = "127.0.0.1" };
-            _optionsMock.Setup(x => x.Value).Returns(basketSettings);
-            
-            return new RedisBasketRepository(_optionsMock.Object, loggerFactory);
+            var configuration = ConfigurationOptions.Parse("127.0.0.1", true);
+            configuration.ResolveDns = true;
+            return new RedisBasketRepository(loggerFactory, ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(configuration));
         }
 
         List<BasketItem> BuildBasketItems()