diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index de1ef2add..c495e39f4 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -10332,8 +10332,8 @@ TCP port on which the database server listens for incoming connections.
 @end deftp
 
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} redis-service-type
-This is the type of the Redis service, whose value is a
-@code{redis-configuration} object.
+This is the service type for the @uref{https://redis.io/, Redis}
+key/value store, whose value is a @code{redis-configuration} object.
 @end defvr
 
 @deftp {Data Type} redis-configuration
diff --git a/gnu/services/databases.scm b/gnu/services/databases.scm
index b6bdd6080..3ecc8aff7 100644
--- a/gnu/services/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/databases.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -342,16 +343,15 @@ The optional @var{config} argument specifies the configuration for
 (define redis-shepherd-service
   (match-lambda
     (($ <redis-configuration> redis bind port working-directory config-file)
-     (let
-         ((config-file
-           (or config-file
-               (default-redis.conf bind port working-directory))))
+     (let ((config-file
+            (or config-file
+                (default-redis.conf bind port working-directory))))
        (list (shepherd-service
               (provision '(redis))
               (documentation "Run the Redis daemon.")
               (requirement '(user-processes syslogd))
               (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor
-                        `(,(string-append #$redis "/bin/redis-server")
+                        '(#$(file-append redis "/bin/redis-server")
                           #$config-file)
                         #:user "redis"
                         #:group "redis"))