diff --git a/lib/individualCommands.js b/lib/individualCommands.js
index 4d6f0a70942..c3ea3da0df3 100644
--- a/lib/individualCommands.js
+++ b/lib/individualCommands.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function auth_callback (self, pass, user, callback) {
                 // If redis is still loading the db, it will not authenticate and everything else will fail
                 debug('Redis still loading, trying to authenticate later');
                 setTimeout(function () {
-                    self.auth(user, pass, callback);
+                    self.auth(pass, user, callback);
                 }, 100);
                 return;
             }