diff --git a/bitnami/redis/rootfs/bitnami-utils-custom.sh b/bitnami/redis/rootfs/bitnami-utils-custom.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ed631335d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitnami/redis/rootfs/bitnami-utils-custom.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Redis Utility functions
+
+set_redis_password() {
+  if [ "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "Setting redis password ..."
+    sed -i 's/# requirepass .*/requirepass '"$REDIS_PASSWORD"'/' $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/etc/conf/redis.conf
+  fi
+}
+
+print_redis_password() {
+  if [ -z $REDIS_PASSWORD ]; then
+    echo "**none**"
+  else
+    echo $REDIS_PASSWORD
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/bitnami/redis/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-bitnami-redis b/bitnami/redis/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-bitnami-redis
index c97c0c1d9eac..a1c2e61f1f2d 100755
--- a/bitnami/redis/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-bitnami-redis
+++ b/bitnami/redis/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/01-bitnami-redis
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ source $BITNAMI_PREFIX/bitnami-utils.sh
 if [ ! "$(ls -A $BITNAMI_APP_VOL_PREFIX/conf)" ]; then
   generate_conf_files $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/etc
 
-  if [ "$REDIS_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    echo "Setting redis password ..."
-    sed -i 's/# requirepass .*/requirepass '"$REDIS_PASSWORD"'/' $BITNAMI_APP_DIR/etc/conf/redis.conf
-    print_app_credentials $BITNAMI_APP_NAME **none** $REDIS_PASSWORD
-  fi
+  set_redis_password
+
+  print_app_credentials $BITNAMI_APP_NAME **none** `print_redis_password`
 else
   print_container_already_initialized $BITNAMI_APP_NAME
 fi