diff --git a/quart_session/sessions.py b/quart_session/sessions.py
index acb3161..77c2c20 100644
--- a/quart_session/sessions.py
+++ b/quart_session/sessions.py
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@ class RedisSessionInterface(SessionInterface):
         """
         if self.backend is None:
             import aioredis
-            self.backend = await aioredis.create_redis(
-                "redis://localhost")
+            self.backend = await aioredis.from_url(
+                "redis://localhost", encoding="utf-8", decode_responses=True
+            )
 
     async def get(self, key: str, app: Quart = None):
         return await self.backend.get(key)
@@ -239,8 +240,8 @@ class RedisSessionInterface(SessionInterface):
         if app and not expiry:
             expiry = total_seconds(app.permanent_session_lifetime)
         return await self.backend.setex(
-            key=key, value=value,
-            seconds=expiry)
+            name=key, value=value,
+            time=expiry)
 
     async def delete(self, key: str, app: Quart = None):
         return await self.backend.delete(key)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e6201aa..cf2fd39 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ setup(
     platforms='any',
     install_requires=INSTALL_REQUIRES,
     tests_require=INSTALL_REQUIRES + ["asynctest", "hypothesis", "pytest", "pytest-asyncio"],
-    extras_require={"dotenv": ["python-dotenv"]},
+    extras_require={
+        "dotenv": ["python-dotenv"],
+        "redis": ["aioredis>=2.0.0"]
+    },
     classifiers=[
         'Environment :: Web Environment',
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',