diff --git a/kube/redis.libsonnet b/kube/redis.libsonnet
index 6c69d2b..6cfe13b 100644
--- a/kube/redis.libsonnet
+++ b/kube/redis.libsonnet
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
         prefix: "", # if set, should be 'foo-'
         password: null,
 
+        # Persist data to disk
+        persistence: true,
+
         image: "redis:5.0.4-alpine",
         resources: {
             requests: {
@@ -65,8 +68,9 @@
                             image: cfg.image,
                             args: [
                                 "redis-server",
-                                "--appendonly", "yes",
-                            ] + (if cfg.password != null then ["--requirepass", "$(REDIS_PASSWORD)"] else []),
+                            ]
+                            + (if cfg.persistence then ["--appendonly", "yes"] else [])
+                            + (if cfg.password != null then ["--requirepass", "$(REDIS_PASSWORD)"] else []),
                             ports_: {
                                 client: { containerPort: 6379 },
                             },