diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
index c63e2c09..758d7293 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/IO.scala
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ trait IO extends Log {
     socket != null && socket.isBound && !socket.isClosed && socket.isConnected && !socket.isInputShutdown && !socket.isOutputShutdown
   }
 
+  def onConnect(): Unit
+
   // Connects the socket, and sets the input and output streams.
   def connect: Boolean = {
     try {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ trait IO extends Log {
 
       out = socket.getOutputStream
       in = new BufferedInputStream(socket.getInputStream)
+      onConnect()
       true
     } catch {
       case x: Throwable =>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
index b9c1349a..738bb23e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/RedisClient.scala
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ trait Redis extends IO with Protocol {
     result
   } catch {
     case e: RedisConnectionException =>
-      if (reconnect) send(command, args)(result)
+      if (disconnect) send(command, args)(result)
       else throw e
     case e: SocketException =>
-      if (reconnect) send(command, args)(result)
+      if (disconnect) send(command, args)(result)
       else throw e
   }
 
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ trait Redis extends IO with Protocol {
     result
   } catch {
     case e: RedisConnectionException =>
-      if (reconnect) send(command)(result)
+      if (disconnect) send(command)(result)
       else throw e
     case e: SocketException =>
-      if (reconnect) send(command)(result)
+      if (disconnect) send(command)(result)
       else throw e
   }
 
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ 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 reconnect: Boolean = {
-    disconnect && initialize
-  }
-
-  protected def initialize : Boolean
 }
 
 trait RedisCommand extends Redis
@@ -78,16 +73,11 @@ trait RedisCommand extends Redis
   val database: Int = 0
   val secret: Option[Any] = None
 
-  override def initialize : Boolean = {
-    if(connect) {
-      secret.foreach {s =>
-        auth(s)
-      }
-      selectDatabase()
-      true
-    } else {
-      false
+  override def onConnect: Unit = {
+    secret.foreach {s =>
+      auth(s)
     }
+    selectDatabase()
   }
 
   private def selectDatabase(): Unit = {
@@ -106,8 +96,6 @@ class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int,
     override val database: Int = 0, override val secret: Option[Any] = None, override val timeout : Int = 0)
   extends RedisCommand with PubSub {
 
-  initialize
-
   def this() = this("localhost", 6379)
   def this(connectionUri: java.net.URI) = this(
     host = connectionUri.getHost,
@@ -217,13 +205,12 @@ class RedisClient(override val host: String, override val port: Int,
     // TODO: Find a better abstraction
     override def connected = parent.connected
     override def connect = parent.connect
-    override def reconnect = parent.reconnect
     override def disconnect = parent.disconnect
     override def clearFd = parent.clearFd
     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
+    override def onConnect() = parent.onConnect()
 
     override def close(): Unit = parent.close()
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala b/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
index 5a637ddc..d530f786 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/redis/ds/Deque.scala
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class RedisDequeClient(val h: String, val p: Int, val d: Int = 0, val s: Option[
       val key = k
       override val database = d
       override val secret = s
-      initialize
 
       override def close(): Unit = disconnect
     }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/redis/RedisClientSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/redis/RedisClientSpec.scala
index 5eb3f429..3a0aa9e7 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/redis/RedisClientSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/redis/RedisClientSpec.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package com.redis
 
-import java.net.URI
+import java.net.{ServerSocket, URI}
 
+import com.github.dockerjava.core.DefaultDockerClientConfig
 import com.redis.api.ApiSpec
-import org.scalatest.FunSpec
-import org.scalatest.Matchers
+import com.whisk.docker.DockerContainerManager
+import com.whisk.docker.impl.dockerjava.Docker
+import org.scalatest.{FunSpec, Matchers}
+
+import scala.concurrent.Await
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
 
 class RedisClientSpec extends FunSpec
   with Matchers with ApiSpec {
@@ -67,4 +72,39 @@ class RedisClientSpec extends FunSpec
     r.get("vvl:qm")
     r.close()
   }}
+
+  describe("test reconnect") {
+    it("should re-init after server restart") {
+      val docker = new Docker(DefaultDockerClientConfig.createDefaultConfigBuilder().build()).client
+
+      val port = {
+        val s = new ServerSocket(0)
+        val p = s.getLocalPort
+        s.close()
+        p
+      }
+
+      val manager = new DockerContainerManager(
+        createContainer(ports = Map(redisPort -> port)) :: Nil, dockerFactory.createExecutor()
+      )
+
+      val key = "test-1"
+      val value = "test-value-1"
+
+      val (cs, _) :: _ = Await.result(manager.initReadyAll(20.seconds), 21.second)
+      val id = Await.result(cs.id, 10.seconds)
+
+      val c = new RedisClient(redisContainerHost, port, 8, timeout = 10.seconds.toMillis.toInt)
+      c.set(key, value)
+      docker.stopContainerCmd(id).exec()
+      try {c.get(key)} catch { case e: Throwable => }
+      docker.startContainerCmd(id).exec()
+      val got = c.get(key)
+      c.close()
+      docker.removeContainerCmd(id).withForce(true).withRemoveVolumes(true).exec()
+      docker.close()
+
+      got shouldBe Some(value)
+    }
+  }
 }