diff --git a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-6/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-6/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
index 65dd81ac2..ccf7b9411 100644
--- a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-6/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
+++ b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-6/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase implements Lifecycle {
     
     @Override
     public void start() throws LifecycleException {
+        redisson = buildClient();
+        
+        lifecycle.fireLifecycleEvent(START_EVENT, null);
+    }
+    
+    protected RedissonClient buildClient() throws LifecycleException {
         Config config = null;
         try {
             config = Config.fromJSON(new File(configPath), getClass().getClassLoader());
@@ -176,12 +182,10 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase implements Lifecycle {
         }
 
         try {
-            redisson = Redisson.create(config);
+            return Redisson.create(config);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new LifecycleException(e);
         }
-        
-        lifecycle.fireLifecycleEvent(START_EVENT, null);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-7/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-7/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
index 45f87b10d..1af366e72 100644
--- a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-7/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
+++ b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-7/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase {
     @Override
     protected void startInternal() throws LifecycleException {
         super.startInternal();
+        
+        redisson = buildClient();
+        
+        setState(LifecycleState.STARTING);
+    }
+    
+    protected RedissonClient buildClient() throws LifecycleException {
         Config config = null;
         try {
             config = Config.fromJSON(new File(configPath), getClass().getClassLoader());
@@ -166,12 +173,10 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to initialize codec with ClassLoader parameter", e);
             }
             
-            redisson = Redisson.create(config);
+            return Redisson.create(config);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new LifecycleException(e);
         }
-        
-        setState(LifecycleState.STARTING);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-8/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-8/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
index 21f71bfea..c170335f7 100644
--- a/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-8/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
+++ b/redisson-tomcat/redisson-tomcat-8/src/main/java/org/redisson/tomcat/RedissonSessionManager.java
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase {
     @Override
     protected void startInternal() throws LifecycleException {
         super.startInternal();
+        redisson = buildClient();
+
+        setState(LifecycleState.STARTING);
+    }
+
+    protected RedissonClient buildClient() throws LifecycleException {
         Config config = null;
         try {
             config = Config.fromJSON(new File(configPath), getClass().getClassLoader());
@@ -163,12 +169,10 @@ public class RedissonSessionManager extends ManagerBase {
                             .newInstance(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
             config.setCodec(codec);
             
-            redisson = Redisson.create(config);
+            return Redisson.create(config);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new LifecycleException(e);
         }
-        
-        setState(LifecycleState.STARTING);
     }
 
     @Override