diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 5852b7f87ceb3ddf2faf01f9e3dafde1bd0a4ce7..872de88b2e7e15436be9a2bdb7097aff1d00dc0b 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ apply_permissions() {
 
 common_operation() {
     mkdir -p "${DATA_DIR}"
+    mkdir -p "/etc/redis/external.conf.d"
+    touch -p "/etc/redis/external.conf.d/redis-additional.conf"
 }
 
 set_redis_password() {
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ redis_mode_setup() {
     if [[ "${SETUP_MODE}" == "cluster" ]]; then
         {
             echo cluster-enabled yes
-            echo cluster-node-timeout 5000
             echo cluster-require-full-coverage no
             echo cluster-migration-barrier 1
             echo cluster-config-file "${DATA_DIR}/nodes.conf"
@@ -108,9 +109,7 @@ main_function() {
     redis_mode_setup
     persistence_setup
     tls_setup
-    if [[ -f "${EXTERNAL_CONFIG_FILE}" ]]; then
-        external_config
-    fi
+    external_config
     start_redis
 }