diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0fcc934..933b5e1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ RedisSentinelClient.prototype._connectSentinel = function (port, host) {
   // one client to query ('talker'), one client to subscribe ('listener').
   // these are standard redis clients.
   // talker is used by reconnect() below
-  this.sentinelTalker = new RedisSingleClient.createClient(port, host);
+  
+  // Ensure we pass the options on Create Client functionality. 
+  // This way if we have passed auth_pass it would be picked up and
+  // the error "Ready check failed: NOAUTH Authentication required." should not appear 
+  // if auth_pass is configured 
+  var sentinelListener = new RedisSingleClient.createClient(port, host, this.options);
   this.sentinelTalker.on('connect', function(){
     debug('connected to sentinel talker at ' + host + ':' + port);
     self.emit('sentinel connected', [host,port])
@@ -142,7 +147,11 @@ RedisSentinelClient.prototype._connectSentinel = function (port, host) {
     }
   });
 
-  var sentinelListener = new RedisSingleClient.createClient(port, host);
+  // Ensure we pass the options on Create Client functionality. 
+  // This way if we have passed auth_pass it would be picked up and
+  // the error "Ready check failed: NOAUTH Authentication required." should not appear 
+  // if auth_pass is configured 
+  var sentinelListener = new RedisSingleClient.createClient(port, host, this.options);
   this.sentinelListener = sentinelListener;
   sentinelListener.on('connect', function(){
     debug('connected to sentinel listener at ' + host + ':' + port);