diff --git a/lib/redis_document_store.js b/lib/redis_document_store.js
index 17dcc58..fc44f07 100644
--- a/lib/redis_document_store.js
+++ b/lib/redis_document_store.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RedisDocumentStore.connect = function(options) {
   RedisDocumentStore.client = redis.createClient(port, host);
   RedisDocumentStore.client.select(index, function(err, reply) {
     if (err) {
-      winston.error('error connecting to redis index ' + index, { error: error.message });
+      winston.error('error connecting to redis index ' + index, { error: err.message });
       process.exit(1);
     }
     else {