diff --git a/lib/Redis.php b/lib/Redis.php
index 7d946a5..b7795c0 100644
--- a/lib/Redis.php
+++ b/lib/Redis.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public static function prefix($namespace)
 	 *                      DSN-supplied value will be used instead and this parameter is ignored.
 	 * @param object $client Optional Credis_Cluster or Credis_Client instance instantiated by you
 	 */
-	public function __construct($server, $database = null, $client = null)
+	public function __construct($server, $database = null, $client = null, $auth = null)
 	{
 		try {
 			if (is_object($client)) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public function __construct($server, $database = null, $client = null)
 				$this->driver = new Credis_Client($host, $port, $timeout, $persistent);
 				$this->driver->setMaxConnectRetries($maxRetries);
 				if ($password) {
-					$this->driver->auth($password);
+					$auth = $password;
 				}
 
 				// If we have found a database in our DSN, use it instead of the `$database`
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ public function __construct($server, $database = null, $client = null)
 				}
 			}
 
+			if ($auth !== null) {
+				$this->driver->auth($auth);
+			}
+
 			if ($database !== null) {
 				$this->driver->select($database);
 			}
diff --git a/lib/Resque.php b/lib/Resque.php
index f47a630..af69c21 100644
--- a/lib/Resque.php
+++ b/lib/Resque.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static function redis()
 		if (is_callable(self::$redisServer)) {
 			self::$redis = call_user_func(self::$redisServer, self::$redisDatabase);
 		} else {
-			self::$redis = new Redis(self::$redisServer, self::$redisDatabase);
+			self::$redis = new Redis(self::$redisServer, self::$redisDatabase, null, self::$auth);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty(self::$auth)) {