diff --git a/Sources/NIORedis/Extensions/NIO/ClientBootstrap.swift b/Sources/NIORedis/Extensions/NIO/ClientBootstrap.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4097156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/NIORedis/Extensions/NIO/ClientBootstrap.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import Foundation
+import NIO
+
+extension ClientBootstrap {
+    /// Makes a new `ClientBootstrap` instance with a standard Redis `Channel` pipeline for sending and receiving
+    /// messages in Redis Serialization Protocol (RESP) format.
+    ///
+    /// See `RESPEncoder`, `RESPDecoder`, and `RedisCommadHandler`.
+    /// - Parameter using: The `EventLoopGroup` to build the `ClientBootstrap` on.
+    /// - Returns: A `ClientBootstrap` with the standard configuration of a `Channel` pipeline for RESP messages.
+    public static func makeForRedis(using group: EventLoopGroup) -> ClientBootstrap {
+        return ClientBootstrap(group: group)
+            .channelOption(ChannelOptions.socket(SocketOptionLevel(SOL_SOCKET), SO_REUSEADDR), value: 1)
+            .channelInitializer { channel in
+                let handlers: [ChannelHandler] = [
+                    RESPEncoder(),
+                    ByteToMessageHandler(RESPDecoder()),
+                    RedisCommandHandler()
+                ]
+                return EventLoopFuture<Void>.andAll(
+                    handlers.map { channel.pipeline.add(handler: $0) },
+                    eventLoop: group.next()
+                )
+            }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/NIORedis/RedisDriver.swift b/Sources/NIORedis/RedisDriver.swift
index 86cb9f0..cf8bd24 100644
--- a/Sources/NIORedis/RedisDriver.swift
+++ b/Sources/NIORedis/RedisDriver.swift
@@ -52,15 +52,7 @@ public final class RedisDriver {
         port: Int = 6379,
         password: String? = nil
     ) -> EventLoopFuture<RedisConnection> {
-        let bootstrap = ClientBootstrap(group: eventLoopGroup)
-            .channelOption(ChannelOptions.socket(SocketOptionLevel(SOL_SOCKET), SO_REUSEADDR), value: 1)
-            .channelInitializer { channel in
-                return channel.pipeline.addHandlers(
-                    RESPEncoder(),
-                    ByteToMessageHandler(RESPDecoder()),
-                    RedisCommandHandler()
-                )
-            }
+        let bootstrap = ClientBootstrap.makeForRedis(using: eventLoopGroup)
 
         return bootstrap.connect(host: hostname, port: port)
             .map { return RedisConnection(channel: $0) }