diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a87a7c4..6008add 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ var status = require('pomelo-status-plugin');
 
 app.use(status, {status: {
   host: '127.0.0.1',
-  port: 6379
+  port: 6379,
+  db: 1,
 }});
 
 ```
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ var mysqlStatusManager = require('./mysqlStatusManager');
 app.use(status, {status: {
   host: '127.0.0.1',
   port: 6379,
+  db: 1,
   channelManager: mysqlStatusManager
 }});
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ in >=0.0.3 version add cleanOnStartUp option, when you enable this option, statu
 app.use(status, {status: {
   host: '127.0.0.1',
   port: 6379,
+  db: 1,
   cleanOnStartUp: true
 }});
 
diff --git a/lib/manager/statusManager.js b/lib/manager/statusManager.js
index 492a2ae..b91a838 100644
--- a/lib/manager/statusManager.js
+++ b/lib/manager/statusManager.js
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ StatusManager.prototype.start = function(cb) {
   if (this.opts.auth_pass) {
     this.redis.auth(this.opts.auth_pass);
   }
+  var db = this.opts.db || 0;
+  this.redis.select(db, function (err) {
+      if (!!err) {
+          console.error("[status-plugin][redis]" + err.stack);
+      }
+  });
   this.redis.on("error", function (err) {
       console.error("[status-plugin][redis]" + err.stack);
   });