diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/redis.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/redis.adoc
index 305d400f9..4ffbc75c3 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/redis.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/redis.adoc
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ public RedisConnectionFactory lettuceConnectionFactory() {
 
 Sometimes, direct interaction with one of the Sentinels is required. Using `RedisConnectionFactory.getSentinelConnection()` or `RedisConnection.getSentinelCommands()` gives you access to the first active Sentinel configured.
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Configuration options like password, timeouts, SSL... also get applied to Redis Sentinel when using https://lettuce.io/[Lettuce].
+====
+
 [[redis:template]]
 == Working with Objects through RedisTemplate
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
index 4f61967e0..eaa1875e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnectionFactory.java
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ public class LettuceConnectionFactory
 
 		applyToAll(redisUri, it -> {
 
-			getRedisPassword().toOptional().ifPresent(redisUri::setPassword);
+			getRedisPassword().toOptional().ifPresent(it::setPassword);
 			clientConfiguration.getClientName().ifPresent(it::setClientName);
 
 			it.setSsl(clientConfiguration.isUseSsl());