diff --git a/persistence.go b/persistence.go
index 045da29..9e2a8f7 100644
--- a/persistence.go
+++ b/persistence.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func newPool() *redis.Pool {
 		// Dial is an application supplied function for creating and
 		// configuring a connection.
 		Dial: func() (redis.Conn, error) {
-			c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", ":6379")
+                        c, err := redis.Dial("tcp", getenv("REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING", ":6379"))
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err.Error())
 			}