diff --git a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/etc/sessions/hazelcast/remote.xml b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/etc/sessions/hazelcast/remote.xml
index 96588eab19f6..c67f8dff1d9b 100644
--- a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/etc/sessions/hazelcast/remote.xml
+++ b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/etc/sessions/hazelcast/remote.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <!-- ===================================================================== -->
   <!-- Configure a factory for HazelcastSessionDataStore using               -->
-  <!-- an embedded Hazelcast Instance                                        -->
+  <!-- an remote Hazelcast Instance                                        -->
   <!-- ===================================================================== -->
   <Call name="addBean">
     <Arg>
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Set name="gracePeriodSec"><Property name="jetty.session.gracePeriod.seconds" default="3600" /></Set>
         <Set name="savePeriodSec"><Property name="jetty.session.savePeriod.seconds" default="0" /></Set>
         <Set name="onlyClient"><Property name="jetty.session.hazelcast.onlyClient" default="true" /></Set>
+        <Set name="addresses"><Property name="jetty.session.hazelcast.addresses" default="" /></Set>
       </New>
     </Arg>
   </Call>
diff --git a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-embedded.mod b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-embedded.mod
index 3d8ba5a11747..3b5970948a5f 100644
--- a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-embedded.mod
+++ b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-embedded.mod
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 [ini-template]
 jetty.session.hazelcast.mapName=jetty-distributed-session-map
 jetty.session.hazelcast.hazelcastInstanceName=JETTY_DISTRIBUTED_SESSION_INSTANCE
-#jetty.session.hazelcast.configurationLocation=
 jetty.session.hazelcast.scavengeZombies=false
 jetty.session.gracePeriod.seconds=3600
 jetty.session.savePeriod.seconds=0
diff --git a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-remote.mod b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-remote.mod
index e3d67a3d3878..9bf4db8f7951 100644
--- a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-remote.mod
+++ b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/config/modules/session-store-hazelcast-remote.mod
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ jetty.session.hazelcast.mapName=jetty-distributed-session-map
 jetty.session.hazelcast.hazelcastInstanceName=JETTY_DISTRIBUTED_SESSION_INSTANCE
 jetty.session.hazelcast.onlyClient=true
 jetty.session.hazelcast.scavengeZombies=false
-#jetty.session.hazelcast.configurationLocation=
 jetty.session.gracePeriod.seconds=3600
 jetty.session.savePeriod.seconds=0
+#jetty.session.hazelcast.addresses=
diff --git a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/hazelcast/session/HazelcastSessionDataStoreFactory.java b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/hazelcast/session/HazelcastSessionDataStoreFactory.java
index bc2eea0698ea..d637711488fe 100644
--- a/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/hazelcast/session/HazelcastSessionDataStoreFactory.java
+++ b/jetty-hazelcast/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/hazelcast/session/HazelcastSessionDataStoreFactory.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.jetty.hazelcast.session;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import com.hazelcast.client.HazelcastClient;
 import com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import com.hazelcast.config.XmlConfigBuilder;
 import com.hazelcast.core.Hazelcast;
 import com.hazelcast.core.HazelcastInstance;
+
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.AbstractSessionDataStoreFactory;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionData;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionDataStore;
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ public class HazelcastSessionDataStoreFactory
 
     private boolean scavengeZombies = false;
 
+    private String addresses;
+    
     public boolean isScavengeZombies()
     {
         return scavengeZombies;
@@ -81,6 +85,12 @@ public SessionDataStore getSessionDataStore(SessionHandler handler)
                     if (configurationLocation == null)
                     {
                         ClientConfig config = new ClientConfig();
+                        
+                        if (addresses != null && !addresses.isEmpty())
+                        {
+                            config.getNetworkConfig().setAddresses(Arrays.asList(addresses.split(",")));
+                        }
+                        
                         SerializerConfig sc = new SerializerConfig()
                             .setImplementation(new SessionDataSerializer())
                             .setTypeClass(SessionData.class);
@@ -201,4 +211,14 @@ public void setHazelcastInstanceName(String hazelcastInstanceName)
     {
         this.hazelcastInstanceName = hazelcastInstanceName;
     }
+    
+    public String getAddresses()
+    {
+        return addresses;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddresses(String addresses)
+    {
+        this.addresses = addresses;
+    }
 }