diff --git a/lib/Resque/Redis.php b/lib/Resque/Redis.php
index 4d53402..c970d6c 100755
--- a/lib/Resque/Redis.php
+++ b/lib/Resque/Redis.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public function __construct($host, $port, $timeout = 5, $password = null)
 
         function establishConnection()
         {
-            $this->pconnect($this->host, (int)$this->port, (int)$this->timeout, getmypid());
+            $this->connect($this->host, (int)$this->port, (int)$this->timeout, getmypid());
             if ($this->password !== null) {
                 $this->auth($this->password);
             }