diff --git a/django_rq/queues.py b/django_rq/queues.py
index 7f08cb28..74a8430a 100644
--- a/django_rq/queues.py
+++ b/django_rq/queues.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def get_redis_connection(config, use_strict_redis=False):
             'socket_timeout': config.get('SOCKET_TIMEOUT'),
         }
         sentinel_kwargs.update(config.get('CONNECTION_KWARGS', {}))
-        sentinel = Sentinel(config['SENTINELS'], **sentinel_kwargs)
+        sentinel = Sentinel(config['SENTINELS'], sentinel_kwargs=sentinel_kwargs, **sentinel_kwargs)
         return sentinel.master_for(
             service_name=config['MASTER_NAME'], redis_class=redis_cls,
         )