diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6ec5ab3b7a..5c40333bbf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function RedisClient(stream, options) {
     this.closing = false;
     this.server_info = {};
     this.auth_pass = null;
+    if(options.auth_pass !== undefined) {
+        this.auth_pass = options.auth_pass;
+    }
     this.parser_module = null;
     this.selected_db = null;	// save the selected db here, used when reconnecting