diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
index c98d6758..a0a581e9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ trait IO extends Log {
   def connected = {
     socket != null && socket.isBound() && !socket.isClosed() && socket.isConnected() && !socket.isInputShutdown() && !socket.isOutputShutdown();
   }
-  def reconnect = {
-    disconnect && connect
-  }
 
   // Connects the socket, and sets the input and output streams.
   def connect: Boolean = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/Operations.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/Operations.scala
index ec73baef..a9d46f0d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/Operations.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/Operations.scala
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ trait Operations { self: Redis =>
   // SELECT (index)
   // selects the DB to connect, defaults to 0 (zero).
   def select(index: Int): Boolean =
-    send("SELECT", List(index))(asBoolean match {
+    sendWithoutAuth("SELECT", List(index))(asBoolean match {
       case true => {
         db = index
         true
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ trait Operations { self: Redis =>
   // AUTH
   // auths with the server.
   def auth(secret: Any)(implicit format: Format): Boolean =
-    send("AUTH", List(secret))(asBoolean)
+    sendWithoutAuth("AUTH", List(secret))(asBoolean)
 
   // PERSIST (key)
   // Remove the existing timeout on key, turning the key from volatile (a key with an expire set) 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/Pool.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/Pool.scala
index 7dae70b4..aa9f628e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/Pool.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/Pool.scala
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ private [redis] class RedisClientFactory(val host: String, val port: Int, val da
 
   // when we make an object it's already connected
   def makeObject = {
-    val cl = new RedisClient(host, port)
-    if (database != 0)
-      cl.select(database)
-    secret.foreach(cl auth _)
-    cl
+    new RedisClient(host, port, database, secret)
   }
 
   // quit & disconnect
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
index 3be897aa..1012a9ea 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ trait Redis extends IO with Protocol {
       if (reconnect) send(command, args)(result)
       else throw e
   }
+  
+  def sendWithoutAuth[A](command: String, args: Seq[Any])(result: => A)(implicit format: Format): A = try {
+    write(Commands.multiBulk(command.getBytes("UTF-8") +: (args map (format.apply))))
+    result
+  } catch {
+    case e: RedisConnectionException =>
+      if (reconnectWithoutAuth) sendWithoutAuth(command, args)(result)
+      else throw e
+    case e: SocketException =>
+      if (reconnectWithoutAuth) sendWithoutAuth(command, args)(result)
+      else throw e
+  }
 
   def send[A](command: String)(result: => A): A = try {
     write(Commands.multiBulk(List(command.getBytes("UTF-8"))))
@@ -44,23 +56,57 @@ trait Redis extends IO with Protocol {
 
   protected def flattenPairs(in: Iterable[Product2[Any, Any]]): List[Any] =
     in.iterator.flatMap(x => Iterator(x._1, x._2)).toList
+
+  def reconnectWithoutAuth: Boolean = {
+    disconnect && connect
+  }
+    
+  def reconnect: Boolean = {
+    disconnect && initialize
+  }
+  
+  protected def initialize : Boolean
 }
 
-trait RedisCommand extends Redis
-  with Operations 
+trait RedisCommand extends Redis with Operations
   with NodeOperations 
   with StringOperations
   with ListOperations
   with SetOperations
   with SortedSetOperations
   with HashOperations
-  with EvalOperations
+  with EvalOperations {
+
+  val database: Int = 0
+  val secret: Option[Any] = None
+  
+  override def initialize : Boolean = {
+    if(connect) {
+      selectDatabase
+      authenticate
+      true
+    } else {
+      false
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private def selectDatabase {
+    if (database != 0)
+      select(database)
+  }
+
+  private def authenticate {
+    secret.foreach(auth _)
+  }
+  
+}
   
 
-class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int)
+class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int,
+    override val database: Int = 0, override val secret: Option[Any] = None)
   extends RedisCommand with PubSub {
 
-  connect
+  initialize
 
   def this() = this("localhost", 6379)
   override def toString = host + ":" + String.valueOf(port)
@@ -82,6 +128,7 @@ class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int)
         None
     }
   }
+  
   import serialization.Parse
 
   import scala.concurrent.{Promise, Future}
@@ -155,6 +202,8 @@ class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int)
 
     val host = parent.host
     val port = parent.port
+    override val secret = parent.secret
+    override val database = parent.database
 
     // TODO: Find a better abstraction
     override def connected = parent.connected
@@ -165,5 +214,6 @@ class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int)
     override def write(data: Array[Byte]) = parent.write(data)
     override def readLine = parent.readLine
     override def readCounted(count: Int) = parent.readCounted(count)
+    override def initialize = parent.initialize
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisProtocol.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisProtocol.scala
index a6350d2a..1999c4d5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisProtocol.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisProtocol.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ private [redis] trait Reply {
 
   def readLine: Array[Byte]
   def readCounted(c: Int): Array[Byte]
-  def reconnect: Boolean
 
   val integerReply: Reply[Option[Int]] = {
     case (INT, s) => Some(Parsers.parseInt(s))
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ private [redis] trait Reply {
   }
 
   val errReply: Reply[Nothing] = {
-    case (ERR, s) => reconnect; throw new Exception(Parsers.parseString(s))
-    case x => reconnect; throw new Exception("Protocol error: Got " + x + " as initial reply byte")
+    case (ERR, s) => throw new Exception(Parsers.parseString(s))
+    case x => throw new Exception("Protocol error: Got " + x + " as initial reply byte")
   }
 
   def queuedReplyInt: Reply[Option[Int]] = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
index 8d0b6e7a..f4d20b04 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
@@ -73,14 +73,16 @@ abstract class RedisDeque[A](val blocking: Boolean = false, val timeoutInSecs: I
   }
 }
 
-import com.redis.{Redis, ListOperations}
+import com.redis.{Redis, RedisCommand}
 
-class RedisDequeClient(val h: String, val p: Int) {
+class RedisDequeClient(val h: String, val p: Int, val d: Int = 0, val s: Option[Any] = None) {
   def getDeque[A](k: String, blocking: Boolean = false, timeoutInSecs: Int = 0)(implicit format: Format, parse: Parse[A]) =
-    new RedisDeque(blocking, timeoutInSecs)(format, parse) with ListOperations with Redis {
+    new RedisDeque(blocking, timeoutInSecs)(format, parse) with RedisCommand {
       val host = h
       val port = p
       val key = k
-      connect
+      override val database = d
+      override val secret = s
+      initialize
     }
 }