diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 094f0de0..65f28d4e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dist: "bionic"
 
 services:
   - mysql
+  - redis-server
 
 python:
   - '2.7'
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c90f027e..a8918b2f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 build: false
+before_build:
+  - choco install redis-64
+  - redis-server --service-install
+  - redis-server --service-start
 
 environment:
   matrix:
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ init:
 
 install:
   - python -m ensurepip
-  - pip install codecov
+  - pip install codecov redis
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
   # Check that we have the expected version and architecture for Python
   - "python --version"
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py b/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
index 3c73bcf3..025af283 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from gluon.storage import Storage
 from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import acquire_lock, release_lock
 from gluon.contrib.redis_utils import register_release_lock
 from gluon._compat import to_native
+from datetime import datetime
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("web2py.session.redis")
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class RedisClient(object):
         if not self.tablename:
             self.tablename = MockTable(
                 self, self.r_server, tablename, self.session_expiry,
-                self.with_lock, fields=fields)
+                with_lock=self.with_lock, fields=fields)
         return self.tablename
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
@@ -85,6 +86,18 @@ class RedisClient(object):
         # this is only called by session2trash.py
         pass
 
+    def convert_dict_string(self, dict_string):
+        fields = self.tablename.fields
+        typed_dict = dict()
+        converters = {
+            'boolean': lambda(x): 1 if x == '1' else 0,
+        }
+        for field, ftype in fields:
+            if field not in dict_string:
+                continue
+            typed_dict[field] = converters[ftype](dict_string[field]) if ftype in converters else dict_string[field]
+        return typed_dict
+
 
 class MockTable(object):
 
@@ -191,7 +204,7 @@ class MockQuery(object):
                         rtn['update_record'] = self.update  # update record support
                     else:
                         rtn = None
-            return [Storage(rtn)] if rtn else []
+            return [Storage(self.db.convert_dict_string(rtn))] if rtn else []
         elif self.op == 'ge' and self.field == 'id' and self.value == 0:
             # means that someone wants the complete list
             rtn = []
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
index 7b6b65f8..ed4bbaf9 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from gluon._compat import to_bytes
+from gluon._compat import to_bytes, pickle
 from gluon.storage import Storage
 from gluon.utils import web2py_uuid
 from gluon.globals import Request, Response, Session, current
@@ -49,20 +49,34 @@ class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
         """ Basic redis read-write """
         current = setup_clean_session()
         response = current.response
-        rconn = RConn(host='redis')
+        rconn = RConn(host='localhost')
         db = RedisSession(redis_conn=rconn, session_expiry=False)
         tname = 'testtablename'
-        db.define_table(tname)
+        Field = db.Field
+        db.define_table(
+            tname,
+            Field('locked', 'boolean', default=False),
+            Field('client_ip', length=64),
+            Field('created_datetime', 'datetime',
+                  default=datetime.now().isoformat()),
+            Field('modified_datetime', 'datetime'),
+            Field('unique_key', length=64),
+            Field('session_data', 'blob'),
+        )
         table = db[tname]
         unique_key = web2py_uuid()
         dd = dict(
             locked=0,
             client_ip=response.session_client,
             modified_datetime=datetime.now().isoformat(),
-            unique_key=unique_key
+            unique_key=unique_key,
+            session_data=pickle.dumps({'test': 123, 'me': 112312312}, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
         )
         record_id = table.insert(**dd)
         data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()[0]
-        print('data_from_db=', data_from_db)
         self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db)
 
+        dd['locked'] = 1
+        table._db(table.id == record_id).update(**dd)
+        data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()[0]
+        self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db)