diff --git a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-4/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-4/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
index 45220b8ad..8a007e11f 100644
--- a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-4/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
+++ b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-4/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
     
     @Override
     public void start(Settings settings, Properties properties) throws CacheException {
+        this.redisson = createRedissonClient(properties);
+        this.settings = settings;
+    }
+
+    protected RedissonClient createRedissonClient(Properties properties) {
         Config config = null;
         if (!properties.containsKey(REDISSON_CONFIG_PATH)) {
             config = loadConfig(RedissonRegionFactory.class.getClassLoader(), "redisson.json");
@@ -99,8 +104,7 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
             throw new CacheException("Unable to locate Redisson configuration");
         }
         
-        this.redisson = Redisson.create(config);
-        this.settings = settings;
+        return Redisson.create(config);
     }
 
     private Config loadConfig(String configPath) {
diff --git a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-5/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-5/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
index 1e86fd6d7..90325490a 100644
--- a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-5/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
+++ b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-5/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
     
     @Override
     public void start(SessionFactoryOptions settings, Properties properties) throws CacheException {
+        this.redisson = createRedissonClient(properties);
+        this.settings = new Settings(settings);
+    }
+    
+    protected RedissonClient createRedissonClient(Properties properties) {
         Config config = null;
         if (!properties.containsKey(REDISSON_CONFIG_PATH)) {
             config = loadConfig(RedissonRegionFactory.class.getClassLoader(), "redisson.json");
@@ -100,8 +105,7 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
             throw new CacheException("Unable to locate Redisson configuration");
         }
         
-        this.redisson = Redisson.create(config);
-        this.settings = new Settings(settings);
+        return Redisson.create(config);
     }
 
     private Config loadConfig(String configPath) {
diff --git a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-52/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-52/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
index 1e86fd6d7..a7855b0c7 100644
--- a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-52/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
+++ b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-52/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
     
     @Override
     public void start(SessionFactoryOptions settings, Properties properties) throws CacheException {
+        this.redisson = createRedissonClient(properties);
+        this.settings = new Settings(settings);
+    }
+
+    protected RedissonClient createRedissonClient(Properties properties) {
         Config config = null;
         if (!properties.containsKey(REDISSON_CONFIG_PATH)) {
             config = loadConfig(RedissonRegionFactory.class.getClassLoader(), "redisson.json");
@@ -100,10 +105,9 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory implements RegionFactory {
             throw new CacheException("Unable to locate Redisson configuration");
         }
         
-        this.redisson = Redisson.create(config);
-        this.settings = new Settings(settings);
+        return Redisson.create(config);
     }
-
+    
     private Config loadConfig(String configPath) {
         try {
             return Config.fromJSON(new File(configPath));
diff --git a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-53/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-53/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
index 13f6c2989..e360f3916 100644
--- a/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-53/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
+++ b/redisson-hibernate/redisson-hibernate-53/src/main/java/org/redisson/hibernate/RedissonRegionFactory.java
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory extends RegionFactoryTemplate {
     
     @Override
     protected void prepareForUse(SessionFactoryOptions settings, @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Map properties) throws CacheException {
+        this.redisson = createRedissonClient(properties);
+    }
+
+    protected RedissonClient createRedissonClient(Map properties) {
         Config config = null;
         if (!properties.containsKey(REDISSON_CONFIG_PATH)) {
             config = loadConfig(RedissonRegionFactory.class.getClassLoader(), "redisson.json");
@@ -91,9 +95,9 @@ public class RedissonRegionFactory extends RegionFactoryTemplate {
             throw new CacheException("Unable to locate Redisson configuration");
         }
         
-        this.redisson = Redisson.create(config);
+        return Redisson.create(config);
     }
-
+    
     private Config loadConfig(String configPath) {
         try {
             return Config.fromJSON(new File(configPath));