diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7c05a8c9f69b10363a057ea4adf8a486f1015e9..2514d827c9c4469ae0d20088d8f3ceeb6c2ce483 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Deprecation notices
+
+In a future version (likely the next), the in-memory cache support will be removed. Instead, please use the Redis
+caching that is now supported properly by this release, or disable caching if not applicable for your deployment.
+
 ### Added
 
 * Added support for setting the Redis database number.
 
+### Fixed
+
+* Fixed an issue with the Redis config not being recognized at the root level.
+
 ## [1.2.9] - December 22nd, 2021
 
 ### Deprecation notices
diff --git a/config.sample.yaml b/config.sample.yaml
index b137e81c07600914079029666d3d6a7599b5d051..a69cffcbb6013ce7a3f9c5fe3d80c34c973c9005 100644
--- a/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/config.sample.yaml
@@ -576,28 +576,28 @@ featureSupport:
       # so it can be mapped to a volume.
       repoPath: "./ipfs"
 
-  # Support for redis as a cache mechanism
-  #
-  # Note: Enabling Redis support will mean that the existing cache mechanism will do nothing.
-  # It can be safely disabled once Redis support is enabled.
-  #
-  # See docs/redis.md for more information on how this works and how to set it up.
-  redis:
-    # Whether or not use Redis instead of in-process caching.
-    enabled: false
+# Support for redis as a cache mechanism
+#
+# Note: Enabling Redis support will mean that the existing cache mechanism will do nothing.
+# It can be safely disabled once Redis support is enabled.
+#
+# See docs/redis.md for more information on how this works and how to set it up.
+redis:
+  # Whether or not use Redis instead of in-process caching.
+  enabled: false
 
-    # The database number to use. Leave at zero if using a dedicated Redis instance.
-    databaseNumber: 0
-
-    # The Redis shards that should be used by the media repo in the ring. The names of the
-    # shards are for your reference and have no bearing on the connection, but must be unique.
-    shards:
-      - name: "server1"
-        addr: ":7000"
-      - name: "server2"
-        addr: ":7001"
-      - name: "server3"
-        addr: ":7002"
+  # The database number to use. Leave at zero if using a dedicated Redis instance.
+  databaseNumber: 0
+
+  # The Redis shards that should be used by the media repo in the ring. The names of the
+  # shards are for your reference and have no bearing on the connection, but must be unique.
+  shards:
+    - name: "server1"
+      addr: ":7000"
+    - name: "server2"
+      addr: ":7001"
+    - name: "server3"
+      addr: ":7002"
 
 # Optional sentry (https://sentry.io/) configuration for the media repo
 sentry:
diff --git a/internal_cache/instance.go b/internal_cache/instance.go
index 22bcebb6ce0fde5b84c9e97bbd13588db6d301b6..a786e8ae997f549e4e8549ae3fd54925d5c76c49 100644
--- a/internal_cache/instance.go
+++ b/internal_cache/instance.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func Get() ContentCache {
 	lock.Do(func() {
 		if config.Get().Redis.Enabled {
 			logrus.Info("Setting up Redis cache")
-			instance = NewRedisCache()
+			instance = NewRedisCache(config.Get().Redis)
 		} else if config.Get().Features.Redis.Enabled {
 			logrus.Info("Setting up Redis cache")
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func Get() ContentCache {
 			logrus.Warn(warnMsg)
 			sentry.CaptureMessage(warnMsg)
 
-			instance = NewRedisCache()
+			instance = NewRedisCache(config.Get().Features.Redis)
 		} else if !config.Get().Downloads.Cache.Enabled {
 			logrus.Warn("Cache is disabled - setting up a dummy instance")
 			instance = NewNoopCache()
diff --git a/internal_cache/redis.go b/internal_cache/redis.go
index 6d308466187b3d51d07ddc1e00556fae25f4a789..aeb4c2c2712d41ba83841f9e1b5c681c98c0db5b 100644
--- a/internal_cache/redis.go
+++ b/internal_cache/redis.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internal_cache
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo/common/config"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ type RedisCache struct {
 	redis *redis_cache.RedisCache
 }
 
-func NewRedisCache() *RedisCache {
-	return &RedisCache{redis: redis_cache.NewCache()}
+func NewRedisCache(conf config.RedisConfig) *RedisCache {
+	return &RedisCache{redis: redis_cache.NewCache(conf)}
 }
 
 func (c *RedisCache) Reset() {
diff --git a/redis_cache/redis.go b/redis_cache/redis.go
index 757c26b81b8671c79a65f819cf7cb06b369fd563..c1294906293b88ac76602942594c732d4632b86b 100644
--- a/redis_cache/redis.go
+++ b/redis_cache/redis.go
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ type RedisCache struct {
 	ring *redis.Ring
 }
 
-func NewCache() *RedisCache {
+func NewCache(conf config.RedisConfig) *RedisCache {
 	addresses := make(map[string]string)
-	for _, c := range config.Get().Features.Redis.Shards {
+	for _, c := range conf.Shards {
 		addresses[c.Name] = c.Address
 	}
 	ring := redis.NewRing(&redis.RingOptions{
 		Addrs:       addresses,
 		DialTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
-		DB:          config.Get().Features.Redis.DbNum,
+		DB:          conf.DbNum,
 	})
 
 	logrus.Info("Contacting Redis shards...")