diff --git a/lib/adapters/redis.js b/lib/adapters/redis.js
index b9bcc935..97599240 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/redis.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/redis.js
@@ -8,12 +8,24 @@ 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;
+
+        if (redisAuth.length == 2) {
+            schema.settings.db = redisAuth[0];
+            schema.settings.password = redisAuth[1];
+        }
+    }
+
     schema.client = redis.createClient(
         schema.settings.port,
         schema.settings.host,
         schema.settings.options
     );
-
     schema.client.auth(schema.settings.password);
     schema.client.on('connect', callback);
 
@@ -361,7 +373,7 @@ function applyFilter(filter) {
             }
         });
         return pass;
-    }
+    };
 
     function test(example, value) {
         if (typeof value === 'string' && example && example.constructor.name === 'RegExp') {
diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index da48d496..158a4d21 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ function Schema(name, settings) {
     this.name = name;
     this.settings = settings;
 
+    // Disconnected by default
+    this.connected = false;
+
     // create blank models pool
     this.models = {};
     this.definitions = {};