diff --git a/ruby/lib/kwikemon.rb b/ruby/lib/kwikemon.rb
index 0f7a250..e890cab 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/kwikemon.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/kwikemon.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Kwikemon
   include Enumerable
 
   def redis
-    @redis ||= Redis.new(config.redis)
+    @redis ||= Redis.new(config.redis || {})
   end
 
   def redis=(redis)
diff --git a/ruby/lib/kwikemon/version.rb b/ruby/lib/kwikemon/version.rb
index aee50ae..fac65d7 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/kwikemon/version.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/kwikemon/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Kwikemon
-  VERSION = '0.0.8'
+  VERSION = '0.0.9'
 end