diff --git a/src/safe-redis-cli/saferediscli.nim b/src/safe-redis-cli/saferediscli.nim
index 609f6c9..20af2bd 100644
--- a/src/safe-redis-cli/saferediscli.nim
+++ b/src/safe-redis-cli/saferediscli.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
-import commandeer, rawsockets
+import commandeer, sockets, redis
 
 commandline:
   option hostname, string, "hostname", "h"
   option optPort, int, "port", "p"
   option admin, bool, "admin", ""
   exitoption "help", "h",
-    "Usage: redis-cli [--help|--hostname=<string>|--port=<int>|--admin]"
+    "Usage: redis-cli [--admin|--help|--hostname=<string>|--port=<int>]"
   errormsg "Invalid options: please read help."
 
+if hostname == nil:
+  hostname = "127.0.0.1"
 
+if optPort == 0:
+  optPort = 6379
+
+echo "hostname: ", hostname
+echo "port:     ", optPort
+
+var conn = redis.open(hostname, optPort.Port)
+
+conn.quit()