diff --git a/nearpy/storage/storage_redis.py b/nearpy/storage/storage_redis.py
index 5ec82d7..7c7ec0f 100644
--- a/nearpy/storage/storage_redis.py
+++ b/nearpy/storage/storage_redis.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def _add_vector(self, hash_name, bucket_key, v, data, redis_object):
             val_dict['data'] = data
 
         # Push JSON representation of dict to end of bucket list
-        self.redis_object.rpush(redis_key, pickle.dumps(val_dict, protocol=2))
+        redis_object.rpush(redis_key, pickle.dumps(val_dict, protocol=2))
 
     def _format_redis_key(self, hash_name, bucket_key):
         return '{}{}'.format(self._format_hash_prefix(hash_name), bucket_key)