diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0fb556f1..3fdb066f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ const InvalidQueryGraphError = require('./exceptions/invalid_query_graph_error')
 const debug = require('debug')('bte:biothings-explorer-trapi:main');
 const Graph = require('./graph/graph');
 const EdgeManager = require('./edge_manager');
+const redisClient = require('./redis-client');
 
 exports.InvalidQueryGraphError = InvalidQueryGraphError;
+exports.redisClient = redisClient;
 
 exports.TRAPIQueryHandler = class TRAPIQueryHandler {
   constructor(options = {}, smartAPIPath = undefined, predicatesPath = undefined, includeReasoner = true) {
diff --git a/src/redis-client.js b/src/redis-client.js
index d41bd02a..a3b2edac 100644
--- a/src/redis-client.js
+++ b/src/redis-client.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const redisClient =
         hsetAsync: promisify(client.hset).bind(client),
         hgetallAsync: promisify(client.hgetall).bind(client),
         expireAsync: promisify(client.expire).bind(client),
+        delAsync: promisify(client.del).bind(client),
         // hmsetAsync: promisify(client.hmset).bind(client),
         // keysAsync: promisify(client.keys).bind(client),
         // existsAsync: promisify(client.exists).bind(client),