diff --git a/src/Storage/Adapter/Redis.php b/src/Storage/Adapter/Redis.php
index 89467aca1..94b7c8c38 100644
--- a/src/Storage/Adapter/Redis.php
+++ b/src/Storage/Adapter/Redis.php
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public function __construct($options = null)
      */
     protected function getRedisResource()
     {
-
         if (!$this->initialized) {
             $options = $this->getOptions();
 
@@ -222,9 +221,10 @@ protected function internalHasItem(& $normalizedKey)
      */
     protected function internalSetItem(& $normalizedKey, & $value)
     {
+        $redis = $this->getRedisResource();
+        $ttl = $this->getOptions()->getTtl();
+
         try {
-            $redis = $this->getRedisResource();
-            $ttl = $this->getOptions()->getTtl();
             if ($ttl) {
                 if ($this->resourceManager->getMayorVersion($this->resourceId) < 2) {
                     throw new Exception\UnsupportedMethodCallException("To use ttl you need version >= 2.0.0");
diff --git a/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisOptions.php b/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisOptions.php
index c95211eb2..b167dd9ba 100644
--- a/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisOptions.php
+++ b/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisOptions.php
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public function setPersistentId($persistentId)
     */
     public function setLibOptions(array $libOptions)
     {
+        $this->triggerOptionEvent('lib_option', $libOptions);
         $this->getResourceManager()->setLibOptions($this->getResourceId(), $libOptions);
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisResourceManager.php b/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisResourceManager.php
index d91deba54..691f827b7 100644
--- a/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisResourceManager.php
+++ b/src/Storage/Adapter/RedisResourceManager.php
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ public function getResource($id)
 
         $redis = new RedisResource();
 
+        $resource['resource'] = $redis;
+        $this->connect($resource);
+
         foreach ($resource['lib_options'] as $k => $v) {
             $redis->setOption($k, $v);
         }
 
-        $resource['resource'] = $redis;
-        $this->connect($resource);
-
         $info = $redis->info();
         $resource['version'] = $info['redis_version'];
         $this->resources[$id]['resource'] = $redis;
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ protected function connect(array & $resource)
         if (!$success) {
             throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Could not estabilish connection with Redis instance');
         }
+
         $resource['initialized'] = true;
         if ($resource['password']) {
             $redis->auth($resource['password']);
@@ -256,18 +257,19 @@ public function setLibOptions($id, array $libOptions)
         }
 
         $this->normalizeLibOptions($libOptions);
-
         $resource = & $this->resources[$id];
-        if ($resource instanceof RedisResource) {
-            if (method_exists($resource, 'setOptions')) {
-                $resource->setOptions($libOptions);
+
+        $resource['lib_options'] = $libOptions;
+
+        if ($resource['resource'] instanceof RedisResource) {
+            $redis = & $resource['resource'];
+            if (method_exists($redis, 'setOptions')) {
+                $redis->setOptions($libOptions);
             } else {
                 foreach ($libOptions as $key => $value) {
-                    $resource->setOption($key, $value);
+                    $redis->setOption($key, $value);
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            $resource['lib_options'] = $libOptions;
         }
 
         return $this;
diff --git a/test/Storage/Adapter/RedisTest.php b/test/Storage/Adapter/RedisTest.php
index 2100a8656..bd3fc84eb 100644
--- a/test/Storage/Adapter/RedisTest.php
+++ b/test/Storage/Adapter/RedisTest.php
@@ -191,6 +191,45 @@ public function testGetSetPassword()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testGetSetLibOptionsOnExistingRedisResourceInstance()
+    {
+        $options = array('serializer', RedisResource::SERIALIZER_PHP);
+        $this->_options->setLibOptions($options);
+
+        $value  = array('value');
+        $key    = 'key';
+        //test if it's still possible to set/get item and if lib serializer works
+        $this->_storage->setItem($key, $value);
+        $this->assertEquals($value, $this->_storage->getItem($key), 'Redis should return an array, lib options were not set correctly');
+
+
+        $options = array('serializer', RedisResource::SERIALIZER_NONE);
+        $this->_options->setLibOptions($options);
+        $this->_storage->setItem($key, $value);
+        //should not serialize array correctly
+        $this->assertFalse(is_array($this->_storage->getItem($key)), 'Redis should not serialize automatically anymore, lib options were not set correctly');
+    }
+
+    public function testGetSetLibOptionsWithCleanRedisResourceInstance()
+    {
+        $options = array('serializer', RedisResource::SERIALIZER_PHP);
+        $this->_options->setLibOptions($options);
+
+        $redis = new Cache\Storage\Adapter\Redis($this->_options);
+        $value  = array('value');
+        $key    = 'key';
+        //test if it's still possible to set/get item and if lib serializer works
+        $redis->setItem($key, $value);
+        $this->assertEquals($value, $redis->getItem($key), 'Redis should return an array, lib options were not set correctly');
+
+
+        $options = array('serializer', RedisResource::SERIALIZER_NONE);
+        $this->_options->setLibOptions($options);
+        $redis->setItem($key, $value);
+        //should not serialize array correctly
+        $this->assertFalse(is_array($redis->getItem($key)), 'Redis should not serialize automatically anymore, lib options were not set correctly');
+    }
+
     /* RedisOptions */
 
     public function testGetSetNamespace()