diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactory.java
index c80d77a8e..ffde590f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactory.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class JedisConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean,
 	 * @param shardInfo shard information
 	 */
 	public JedisConnectionFactory(JedisShardInfo shardInfo) {
-		this.shardInfo = shardInfo;
+		setShardInfo(shardInfo);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -457,12 +457,17 @@ public class JedisConnectionFactory implements InitializingBean, DisposableBean,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the shard info for this factory.
+	 * Sets the shard info for this factory and apply SSL settings.
 	 *
 	 * @param shardInfo the shardInfo to set.
 	 */
 	public void setShardInfo(JedisShardInfo shardInfo) {
+
 		this.shardInfo = shardInfo;
+
+		if(shardInfo != null) {
+			setUseSsl(shardInfo.getSsl());
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
index a50c12b7a..4b250653a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -28,9 +30,13 @@ import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisCluster;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;
+import redis.clients.jedis.JedisShardInfo;
 
 /**
+ * Unit tests for {@link JedisConnectionFactory}.
+ *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  */
 public class JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ public class JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATAREDIS-315
-	public void shouldClostClusterCorrectlyOnFactoryDestruction() throws IOException {
+	public void shouldCloseClusterCorrectlyOnFactoryDestruction() throws IOException {
 
 		JedisCluster clusterMock = mock(JedisCluster.class);
 		JedisConnectionFactory factory = new JedisConnectionFactory();
@@ -93,6 +99,15 @@ public class JedisConnectionFactoryUnitTests {
 		verify(clusterMock, times(1)).close();
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAREDIS-766
+	public void shardInfoShouldConfigureSslFlag() {
+
+		JedisShardInfo shardInfo = new JedisShardInfo("host", 6379, true);
+		JedisConnectionFactory factory = new JedisConnectionFactory(shardInfo);
+
+		assertThat(factory.isUseSsl(), is(true));
+	}
+
 	private JedisConnectionFactory initSpyedConnectionFactory(RedisSentinelConfiguration sentinelConfig,
 			JedisPoolConfig poolConfig) {