diff --git a/redis/README.md b/redis/README.md
index 58deac0f..672df0ad 100644
--- a/redis/README.md
+++ b/redis/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Main variables are :
 * `redis_bind_interface`: listening IP address ;
 * `redis_password`: password for redis. Empty means no password ;
 * `redis_socket_dir`: Unix socket directory ;
-* `redis_loglevel`: log verbosity ;
+* `redis_log_level`: log verbosity ;
 * `redis_log_dir`: log file directory.
 
 The full list of variables (with default values) can be found in `defaults/main.yml`.
diff --git a/redis/defaults/main.yml b/redis/defaults/main.yml
index 2045ff3d..ec7d70da 100644
--- a/redis/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/redis/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ redis_password: NULL
 # for slave authorization on master
 redis_password_master: "{{ redis_password }}"
 
-redis_loglevel: "notice"
 redis_log_dir: /var/log/redis
+redis_log_level: "notice"
 
 redis_databases: 16
 
diff --git a/redis/templates/redis.conf.j2 b/redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
index b5f8d373..0e720a97 100644
--- a/redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
+++ b/redis/templates/redis.conf.j2
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ masterauth {{ redis_password_master }}
 
 timeout {{ redis_timeout }}
 
-loglevel {{ redis_loglevel }}
-logfile {{ redis_log_dir }}/redis-server.pid
+loglevel {{ redis_log_level }}
+logfile {{ redis_log_dir }}/redis-server.log
 
 # To enable logging to the system logger, just set 'syslog-enabled' to yes,
 # and optionally update the other syslog parameters to suit your needs.