diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 8060daca..b6b215e6 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 Upcoming
 -----------
 
+- Lazy load Redis connection pool, you no longer need to specify
+anything in Passenger or Unicorn's after_fork callback [#794]
 - Provides ability to hook onto failure after max retries failed. [jkassemi, #780]
-- Delay on retry moved from constant proc to method call [lulalala, #784]
-- DSM V compatible symptom definition of developer frustration [colszowka, #782]
 - Fix bug in pagination link to last page [pitr, #774]
 - Upstart scripts for multiple Sidekiq instances [dariocravero, #763]
 - Use select via pipes instead of poll to catch signals [mrnugget, #761]
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq.rb b/lib/sidekiq.rb
index 7ba2c153..362270d0 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq.rb
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ module Sidekiq
 
   def self.redis(&block)
     raise ArgumentError, "requires a block" if !block
-    @redis ||= Sidekiq::RedisConnection.create
+    @redis ||= Sidekiq::RedisConnection.create(@hash || {})
     @redis.with(&block)
   end
 
   def self.redis=(hash)
+    return @redis = hash if hash.is_a?(ConnectionPool)
+
     if hash.is_a?(Hash)
-      @redis = RedisConnection.create(hash)
-    elsif hash.is_a?(ConnectionPool)
-      @redis = hash
+      @hash = hash
     else
       raise ArgumentError, "redis= requires a Hash or ConnectionPool"
     end
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/version.rb b/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
index 3e4e0055..81499b20 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Sidekiq
-  VERSION = "2.8.0"
+  VERSION = "2.9.0"
 end