diff --git a/lib/faye/redis.rb b/lib/faye/redis.rb
index 5dd09fb..80602b5 100644
--- a/lib/faye/redis.rb
+++ b/lib/faye/redis.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ def initialize(server, options)
     def init
       return if @redis
 
-      uri    = @options[:uri]       || nil
-      host   = @options[:host]      || DEFAULT_HOST
-      port   = @options[:port]      || DEFAULT_PORT
-      db     = @options[:database]  || DEFAULT_DATABASE
-      auth   = @options[:password]  || nil
-      gc     = @options[:gc]        || DEFAULT_GC
-      @ns    = @options[:namespace] || ''
-      socket = @options[:socket]    || nil
+      uri    = @options[:uri] || @options['uri']             || nil
+      host   = @options[:host] || @options['host']           || DEFAULT_HOST
+      port   = @options[:port] || @options['port']           || DEFAULT_PORT
+      db     = @options[:database] || @options['database'] ||
+               @options[:db] || @options['db']               || DEFAULT_DATABASE
+      auth   = @options[:password] || @options['password']   || nil
+      gc     = @options[:gc] || @options['gc']               || DEFAULT_GC
+      @ns    = @options[:namespace] || @options['namespace'] || ''
+      socket = @options[:socket] || @options['socket']       || nil
 
       if uri
         @redis = EventMachine::Hiredis.connect(uri)