diff --git a/platypush/plugins/adafruit/io.py b/platypush/plugins/adafruit/io.py
index 0a5b8d1a..8c98840e 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/adafruit/io.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/adafruit/io.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class AdafruitIoPlugin(Plugin):
     def _get_redis(self):
         from redis import Redis
 
-        redis_args = get_backend('redis').redis_args
+        redis_args = get_backend('redis').redis_args.copy()
         redis_args['socket_timeout'] = 1
         return Redis(**redis_args)
 
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/light/hue/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/light/hue/__init__.py
index 8536e70d..b67142cb 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/light/hue/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/light/hue/__init__.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class LightHuePlugin(LightPlugin):
             self.animation_thread = None
             self.redis = None
 
-        redis_args = get_backend('redis').redis_args
+        redis_args = get_backend('redis').redis_args.copy()
         redis_args['socket_timeout'] = transition_seconds
         self.redis = Redis(**redis_args)