diff --git a/Database/Redis/Redis.hs b/Database/Redis/Redis.hs
--- a/Database/Redis/Redis.hs
+++ b/Database/Redis/Redis.hs
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
        SortOptions(..),
        Aggregate(..),
        sortDefaults,
-       fromRInline, fromRBulk, fromRMulti, fromRMultiBulk,
-       fromRInt, fromROk, noError, parseMessage, takeAll,
+       fromRInline, fromRBulk, fromRBulk', fromRMulti,
+       fromRMultiBulk, fromRMultiBulk', fromRInt,
+       fromROk, noError, parseMessage, takeAll,
 
        -- * Database connection
        localhost, defaultPort,
@@ -228,7 +229,10 @@
 
 socket_inet :: String -> String -> IO S.Socket
 socket_inet hostname port =
-    do serveraddr <- head `fmap` S.getAddrInfo Nothing (Just hostname) (Just port)
+    do serveraddr <- head `fmap` (S.getAddrInfo
+                                  (Just S.defaultHints {S.addrFlags = [S.AI_CANONNAME],
+                                                        S.addrFamily = S.AF_INET})
+                                  (Just hostname) (Just port))
 
        s <- S.socket (S.addrFamily serveraddr) S.Stream S.defaultProtocol
        S.setSocketOption s S.KeepAlive 1
diff --git a/redis.cabal b/redis.cabal
--- a/redis.cabal
+++ b/redis.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                redis
-Version:             0.10
+Version:             0.10.1
 License:             MIT
 Maintainer:          Alexander Bogdanov <andorn@gmail.com>
 Author:              Alexander Bogdanov <andorn@gmail.com>
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
       \<path-to-your-redis-binary\>\". \*Warning!\* Don't do that if you
       have running redis instance on the default port and host! All
       data in databases 0 and 1 will be lost!
+	.
+	- Fixed issues with connection on OSX and missed exports in Redis
+      module - many thanks to Dan Colish
 	.
 
 Stability:           beta
diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 # requirepass foobared
 appendonly no
-vm-enabled no
-glueoutputbuf yes
 hash-max-zipmap-entries 64
 hash-max-zipmap-value 512
 activerehashing yes