diff --git a/lib/logstash/outputs/redis.rb b/lib/logstash/outputs/redis.rb
index 0587dfde9..f89650631 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/outputs/redis.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/outputs/redis.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Redis < LogStash::Outputs::Base
       :port => @port,
       :timeout => @timeout,
       :db => @db,
-      :password => @password.value
+      :password => @password.nil? ? nil : @password.value
     )
   end # def connect
 
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class LogStash::Outputs::Redis < LogStash::Outputs::Base
     @name || "redis://#{@password}@#{@host}:#{@port}/#{@db} #{@data_type}:#{@key}"
   end
 
-
   public
   def receive(event)
     return unless output?(event)