diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepository.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepository.java
index da42ecc29db..91fb5077b1f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepository.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepository.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.Metric;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.repository.MetricRepository;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.writer.Delta;
@@ -41,11 +40,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  */
-public class RedisMetricRepository implements MetricRepository, InitializingBean {
+public class RedisMetricRepository implements MetricRepository {
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX = "spring.metrics";
+	private static final String DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX = "spring.metrics.";
 
-	private static final String DEFAULT_KEY = "keys." + DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX;
+	private static final String DEFAULT_KEY = "keys.spring.metrics";
 
 	private String prefix = DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX;
 
@@ -55,44 +54,59 @@ public class RedisMetricRepository implements MetricRepository, InitializingBean
 
 	private final RedisOperations<String, String> redisOperations;
 
+	/**
+	 * Create a RedisMetricRepository with a default prefix to apply to all metric names.
+	 * If multiple repositories share a redis instance they will feed into the same global
+	 * metrics.
+	 * 
+	 * @param redisConnectionFactory the redis connection factory
+	 */
 	public RedisMetricRepository(RedisConnectionFactory redisConnectionFactory) {
-		Assert.notNull(redisConnectionFactory, "RedisConnectionFactory must not be null");
-		this.redisOperations = RedisUtils.stringTemplate(redisConnectionFactory);
-		this.zSetOperations = this.redisOperations.boundZSetOps(this.key);
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
-		if (!DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX.equals(this.prefix)) {
-			if (DEFAULT_KEY.equals(this.key)) {
-				this.key = "keys." + this.prefix;
-			}
-		}
-		if (!DEFAULT_KEY.equals(this.key)) {
-			this.zSetOperations = this.redisOperations.boundZSetOps(this.key);
-		}
+		this(redisConnectionFactory, DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
-	 * The prefix for all metrics keys.
+	 * Create a RedisMetricRepository with a prefix to apply to all metric names (ideally
+	 * unique to this repository or to a logical repository contributed to by multiple
+	 * instances, where they all see the same values). Recommended constructor for general
+	 * purpose use.
+	 * 
+	 * @param redisConnectionFactory the redis connection factory
 	 * @param prefix the prefix to set for all metrics keys
 	 */
-	public void setPrefix(String prefix) {
-		if (!prefix.endsWith(".")) {
-			prefix = prefix + ".";
-		}
-		this.prefix = prefix;
+	public RedisMetricRepository(RedisConnectionFactory redisConnectionFactory,
+			String prefix) {
+		this(redisConnectionFactory, prefix, DEFAULT_KEY);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * The redis key to use to store the index of other keys. The redis store will hold a
-	 * zset under this key. Defaults to "keys.spring.metrics". Read operations, especially
-	 * {@link #findAll()} and {@link #count()}, will be much more efficient if the key is
-	 * unique to the {@link #setPrefix(String) prefix} of this repository.
+	 * Allows user to set the prefix and key to use to store the index of other keys. The
+	 * redis store will hold a zset under the key just so the metric names can be
+	 * enumerated. Read operations, especially {@link #findAll()} and {@link #count()},
+	 * will only be accurate if the key is unique to the prefix of this repository.
+	 * 
+	 * @param redisConnectionFactory the redis connection factory
+	 * @param prefix the prefix to set for all metrics keys
 	 * @param key the key to set
 	 */
-	public void setKey(String key) {
+	public RedisMetricRepository(RedisConnectionFactory redisConnectionFactory,
+			String prefix, String key) {
+		Assert.notNull(redisConnectionFactory, "RedisConnectionFactory must not be null");
+		this.redisOperations = RedisUtils.stringTemplate(redisConnectionFactory);
+		if (!prefix.endsWith(".")) {
+			prefix = prefix + ".";
+		}
+		this.prefix = prefix;
+		if (!DEFAULT_METRICS_PREFIX.equals(this.prefix)) {
+			if (DEFAULT_KEY.equals(key)) {
+				key = "keys." + prefix;
+			}
+		}
+		if (key.endsWith(".")) {
+			key = key.substring(0, key.length() - 1);
+		}
 		this.key = key;
+		this.zSetOperations = this.redisOperations.boundZSetOps(this.key);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepositoryTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepositoryTests.java
index 935b45bc184..e9f76f28c64 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/repository/redis/RedisMetricRepositoryTests.java
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ public class RedisMetricRepositoryTests {
 
 	@Before
 	public void init() {
-		this.repository = new RedisMetricRepository(this.redis.getResource());
 		this.prefix = "spring.test." + System.currentTimeMillis();
-		this.repository.setPrefix(this.prefix);
-		this.repository.afterPropertiesSet();
+		this.repository = new RedisMetricRepository(this.redis.getResource(), this.prefix);
 	}
 
 	@After