diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 00b6f89..d001700 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ Connection.prototype.connectRedis = function (config, callback) {
     port: config.port,
     host: config.host,
     enableReadyCheck: true,
-    showFriendlyErrorStack: true
+    showFriendlyErrorStack: true,
+    password: config.redis_auth
   })
   if (config.redis_auth) {
     client.auth(config.redis_auth)