diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index d84682ebc7..eb292e319c 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		}, {
 			name: 'redis:password',
 			description: 'Password of your Redis database'
+		}, {
+			name: "redis:database",
+			description: "Which database to use (0..n)",
+			'default': 0
 		}, {
 			name: 'bind_address',
 			description: 'IP or Hostname to bind to',
@@ -64,12 +68,14 @@ var async = require('async'),
 						config.redis = {
 							host: config['redis:host'],
 							port: config['redis:port'],
-							password: config['redis:password']
+							password: config['redis:password'],
+							database: config['redis:database']
 						};
 						delete config['redis:host'];
 						delete config['redis:port'];
 						delete config['redis:password'];
-
+						delete config['redis:database'];
+						
 						// Add hardcoded values
 						config.bcrypt_rounds = 12;
 						config.upload_path = '/public/uploads';
diff --git a/src/redis.js b/src/redis.js
index c66c720788..b5852f92b3 100644
--- a/src/redis.js
+++ b/src/redis.js
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@
 		RedisDB.exports.auth(nconf.get('redis:password'));
 	}
 
+	if( (db = nconf.get('redis:database')) ){
+		RedisDB.exports.select(db, function(error){
+			if(error !== null){
+				winston.err(error);
+				if (global.env !== 'production') {
+					throw new Error(error);
+				}
+			}
+		}); 	
+	}
+
 	RedisDB.exports.handle = function(error) {
 		if (error !== null) {
 			winston.err(error);