diff --git a/lib/Resque.php b/lib/Resque.php
index 2aaeb54..7ead8a4 100755
--- a/lib/Resque.php
+++ b/lib/Resque.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public static function redis()
             if (strpos($server, 'unix:') === false) {
                 list($host, $port) = explode(':', $server);
             } else {
-                $host = $server;
+                $host = str_replace('unix://', '', $server);
                 $port = null;
             }
             require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/Resque/Redis.php';