diff --git a/plugins/redis/redis-speed b/plugins/redis/redis-speed
index d962505e..9864e6b6 100755
--- a/plugins/redis/redis-speed
+++ b/plugins/redis/redis-speed
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ use Time::HiRes qw( gettimeofday tv_interval );
 
 my $HOST = exists $ENV{'host'} ? $ENV{'host'} : "127.0.0.1";
 my $PORT = exists $ENV{'port'} ? $ENV{'port'} : 6379;
+my $PASSWORD = exists $ENV{'password'} ? $ENV{'password'} : undef ;
 
 my $server = "$HOST:$PORT";
-my $r = Redis->new( server => sprintf("%s:%d", $HOST, $PORT) );
+my $r = Redis->new( server => $server, password => $PASSWORD );
 
 my $config = ( defined $ARGV[0] and $ARGV[0] eq "config" );