1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/redis/connection.py b/redis/connection.py
index 9c659ac..b60a9fd 100755
--- a/redis/connection.py
+++ b/redis/connection.py
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ class Connection(object):
             self.disconnect()
             raise
 
-    def send_command(self, *args, check_health=True):
+    def send_command(self, *args, **kwargs):
         "Pack and send a command to the Redis server"
         self.send_packed_command(self.pack_command(*args),
-                                 check_health=check_health)
+                                 check_health=kwargs.get('check_health', True))
 
     def can_read(self, timeout=0):
         "Poll the socket to see if there's data that can be read."