diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/GossipService.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/GossipService.java
index 866dc03..b149719 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/GossipService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/GossipService.java
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ public class GossipService {
     gossipManager = RandomGossipManager.newBuilder()
         .withId(id)
         .cluster(cluster)
-        .address(ipAddress)
-        .port(port)
+        .uri(uri)
         .settings(settings)
         .gossipMembers(gossipMembers)
         .listener(listener)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/random/RandomGossipManager.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/random/RandomGossipManager.java
index 7aa4435..1d2075e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/random/RandomGossipManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/random/RandomGossipManager.java
@@ -26,9 +26,77 @@ import org.apache.gossip.manager.impl.OnlyProcessReceivedPassiveGossipThread;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class RandomGossipManager extends GossipManager {
-  public RandomGossipManager(String cluster, URI uri, String id,
-                             GossipSettings settings, List<GossipMember> gossipMembers, GossipListener listener) {
+
+  public static ManagerBuilder newBuilder() {
+    return new ManagerBuilder();
+  }
+
+  public static final class ManagerBuilder {
+    private String cluster;
+    private URI uri;
+    private String id;
+    private GossipSettings settings;
+    private List<GossipMember> gossipMembers;
+    private GossipListener listener;
+
+    private ManagerBuilder() {}
+
+    private void checkArgument(boolean check, String msg) {
+      if (!check) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
+      }
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder cluster(String cluster) {
+      this.cluster = cluster;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder withId(String id) {
+      this.id = id;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder settings(GossipSettings settings) {
+      this.settings = settings;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder gossipMembers(List<GossipMember> members) {
+      this.gossipMembers = members;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder listener(GossipListener listener) {
+      this.listener = listener;
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ManagerBuilder uri(URI uri){
+      this.uri = uri;
+      return this;
+    }
+    
+    public RandomGossipManager build() {
+      checkArgument(id != null, "You must specify an id");
+      checkArgument(cluster != null, "You must specify a cluster name");
+      checkArgument(settings != null, "You must specify gossip settings");
+      checkArgument(uri != null, "You must specify a uri");
+
+      if (this.gossipMembers == null) {
+        this.gossipMembers = new ArrayList<>();
+      }
+
+      return new RandomGossipManager(cluster, uri, id, settings, gossipMembers, listener);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private RandomGossipManager(String cluster, URI uri, String id, GossipSettings settings, 
+          List<GossipMember> gossipMembers, GossipListener listener) {
     super(OnlyProcessReceivedPassiveGossipThread.class, RandomActiveGossipThread.class, cluster,
             uri, id, settings, gossipMembers, listener);
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest.java
index 38b8ab4..d753676 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import javax.management.Notification;
 import javax.management.NotificationListener;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -63,12 +66,11 @@ public class RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void createMembersListIfNull() {
+  public void createMembersListIfNull() throws URISyntaxException {
     RandomGossipManager gossipManager = RandomGossipManager.newBuilder()
         .withId("id")
         .cluster("aCluster")
-        .port(8080)
-        .address("localhost")
+        .uri(new URI("udp://localhost:2000"))
         .settings(new GossipSettings())
         .gossipMembers(null).build();
 
@@ -76,19 +78,17 @@ public class RandomGossipManagerBuilderTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void useMemberListIfProvided() {
-    LocalGossipMember member = new LocalGossipMember("aCluster", "localhost", 2000, "aGossipMember",
+  public void useMemberListIfProvided() throws URISyntaxException {
+    LocalGossipMember member = new LocalGossipMember("aCluster", new URI("udp://localhost:2000"), "aGossipMember",
         System.currentTimeMillis(), new TestNotificationListener(), 60000);
-
     List<GossipMember> memberList = new ArrayList<>();
     memberList.add(member);
-
     RandomGossipManager gossipManager = RandomGossipManager.newBuilder()
         .withId("id")
         .cluster("aCluster")
         .settings(new GossipSettings())
+        .uri(new URI("udp://localhost:8000"))
         .gossipMembers(memberList).build();
-
     Assert.assertEquals(1, gossipManager.getMemberList().size());
     Assert.assertEquals(member.getId(), gossipManager.getMemberList().get(0).getId());
   }