diff --git a/conf/balancer.config b/conf/balancer.config
index 4c9291b7c..2ae215402 100644
--- a/conf/balancer.config
+++ b/conf/balancer.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 [global]
-redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address hostort
+redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address host:port
 redis_db = 10 # redis database number
 
 [balancer]
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rpc_encoding = gob # use JSON for RPC encoding
 
 [rater]
 enabled = true
-listen = 127.0.0.1:1234 # listening address hostort, internal for internal communication only
+listen = 127.0.0.1:1234 # listening address host:port, internal for internal communication only
 balancer = disabled # if defined it will register to balancer as worker
 rpc_encoding = gob # use JSON for RPC encoding
 
diff --git a/conf/balancer_standalone.config b/conf/balancer_standalone.config
index 2dec0685a..4165383d3 100644
--- a/conf/balancer_standalone.config
+++ b/conf/balancer_standalone.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 [global]
-redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address hostort
+redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address host:port
 redis_db = 10 # redis database number
 
 [balancer]
diff --git a/conf/mediator.config b/conf/mediator.config
index 9b3a59af9..0243c8c84 100644
--- a/conf/mediator.config
+++ b/conf/mediator.config
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 [global]
-redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address hostort
+redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address host:port
 redis_db = 10 # redis database number
 
 [rater]
 enabled = true
-listen = 127.0.0.1:2001 # listening address hostort, internal for internal communication only
+listen = 127.0.0.1:2001 # listening address host:port, internal for internal communication only
 balancer = disabled # if defined it will register to balancer as worker
 rpc_encoding = gob # use JSON for RPC encoding
 
diff --git a/conf/rater.config b/conf/rater.config
index c1ac6ad27..8c4c9a1e8 100644
--- a/conf/rater.config
+++ b/conf/rater.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 [global]
-redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address hostort
+redis_server = 127.0.0.1:6379 #redis address host:port
 redis_db = 10 # redis database number
 
 [rater]
diff --git a/data/test.config b/data/test.config
index c47240289..7a50b3a3c 100644
--- a/data/test.config
+++ b/data/test.config
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 [global]
 redis_server = test #redis address host:port
 redis_db = 1 # redis database number
-redis_user = test
 redis_pass = test
 db_type = test # 
 db_host = test # The host to connect to. Values that start with / are for UNIX domain sockets.
diff --git a/timespans/storage_redis.go b/timespans/storage_redis.go
index 0633fc992..c04ba890a 100644
--- a/timespans/storage_redis.go
+++ b/timespans/storage_redis.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewRedisStorage(address string, db int, pass string) (*RedisStorage, error)
 		address = "tcp:" + address
 	}
 	ndb := godis.New(address, db, pass)
-	ms := &MyMarshaler{}
+	ms := new(MyMarshaler)
 	return &RedisStorage{db: ndb, dbNb: db, ms: ms}, nil
 }