diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbf7602..9ab5be7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ org.quartz.jobStore.class = net.joelinn.quartz.jobstore.RedisJobStore
 # set the Redis host (required)
 org.quartz.jobStore.host = <your redis host or a comma-delimited list of host:port if clustered use is desired>
 
+# set the redis password (optional, defaults null)
+org.quartz.jobStore.password = <your redis password>
+
 # set the redis port (optional, defaults to 6379)
 org.quartz.jobStore.port = <your redis port>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStore.java b/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStore.java
index 76eabfe..e884caf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStore.java
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public class RedisJobStore implements JobStore {
      */
     protected int port = 6379;
 
+    /**
+     * Redis password
+     */
+    protected String password;
+
     /**
      * Redis database
      */
@@ -127,12 +132,12 @@ public void initialize(ClassLoadHelper loadHelper, SchedulerSignaler signaler) t
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     logger.debug("Instantiating JedisSentinelPool using master " + masterGroupName + " and hosts " + host);
                 }
-                jedisPool = new JedisSentinelPool(masterGroupName, nodesAsStrings, jedisPoolConfig, Protocol.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, null, database);
+                jedisPool = new JedisSentinelPool(masterGroupName, nodesAsStrings, jedisPoolConfig, Protocol.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, password, database);
             } else {
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     logger.debug("Instantiating JedisPool using host " + host + " and port " + port);
                 }
-                jedisPool = new JedisPool(jedisPoolConfig, host, port, Protocol.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, null, database);
+                jedisPool = new JedisPool(jedisPoolConfig, host, port, Protocol.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, password, database);
             }
             storage = new RedisStorage(redisSchema, mapper, signaler, instanceId, lockTimeout);
         }
@@ -1187,6 +1192,14 @@ public void setMasterGroupName(String masterGroupName) {
         this.masterGroupName = masterGroupName;
     }
 
+    public String getPassword() {
+        return password;
+    }
+
+    public void setPassword(String password) {
+        this.password = password;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Inform the <code>JobStore</code> of the Scheduler instance's Id,
      * prior to initialize being invoked.
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStoreSchema.java b/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStoreSchema.java
index b2ca185..9cf7142 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStoreSchema.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/joelinn/quartz/jobstore/RedisJobStoreSchema.java
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ protected String addPrefix(String key){
      * @return a list comprised of the split parts of the given string
      */
     protected List<String> split(final String string){
-        return Arrays.asList(string.split(delimiter));
+        if (null!=prefix){
+            //remove prefix before split
+            return Arrays.asList(string.substring(prefix.length()).split(delimiter));
+        }else{
+            return Arrays.asList(string.split(delimiter));
+        }
+
     }
 }