diff --git a/lib/adapters/redis.js b/lib/adapters/redis.js
index b9bcc935..10c05463 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/redis.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/redis.js
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ var redis = safeRequire('redis');
 exports.initialize = function initializeSchema(schema, callback) {
     if (!redis) return;
 
+    if (schema.settings.url) {
+        var url = require('url');
+        var redisUrl = url.parse(schema.settings.url);
+        var redisAuth = redisUrl.auth.split(':');
+        schema.settings.host = redisUrl.hostname;
+        schema.settings.port = redisUrl.port;
+        schema.settings.db = redisAuth[0];
+        schema.settings.password = redisAuth[1];
+    }
+
     schema.client = redis.createClient(
         schema.settings.port,
         schema.settings.host,
@@ -361,7 +371,7 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
             }
         });
         return pass;
-    }
+    };
 
     function test(example, value) {
         if (typeof value === 'string' && example && example.constructor.name === 'RegExp') {