diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index d4e5fda..a722a35 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Bird      bird.BirdConfig
 	Bird6     bird.BirdConfig
 	Parser    bird.ParserConfig
+	Cache     bird.CacheConfig
 }
 
 // Try to load configfiles as specified in the files
diff --git a/etc/ecix/birdwatcher.conf b/etc/ecix/birdwatcher.conf
index 717ac85..61e3e3e 100644
--- a/etc/ecix/birdwatcher.conf
+++ b/etc/ecix/birdwatcher.conf
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ per_peer_tables = true
 peer_protocol_prefix = 'ID'
 pipe_protocol_prefix = 'P'
 
+[cache]
+use_redis = true
+redis_server = "localhost:6379"
+redis_db = 0