diff --git a/src/sswsdk/dbconnector.py b/src/sswsdk/dbconnector.py
index da4780e176..a1bac2bb37 100644
--- a/src/sswsdk/dbconnector.py
+++ b/src/sswsdk/dbconnector.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 
 class SonicV1Connector(DBInterface):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(SonicV1Connector, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
     pass
 
 
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ class SonicV1Connector(DBInterface):
 
 
 class SonicV2Connector(DBInterface):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(SonicV2Connector, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/src/sswsdk/interface.py b/src/sswsdk/interface.py
index bad9a65bc4..ab66df6a3d 100644
--- a/src/sswsdk/interface.py
+++ b/src/sswsdk/interface.py
@@ -134,10 +134,15 @@ class DBInterface(object):
 
     db_map = dict()
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
 
         super(DBInterface, self).__init__()
 
+        # Store the arguments for redis client
+        self.redis_kwargs = kwargs
+        if len(self.redis_kwargs) == 0:
+            self.redis_kwargs['unix_socket_path'] = self.REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH
+
         # For thread safety as recommended by python-redis
         # Create a separate client for each database
         self.redis_clients = DBRegistry()
@@ -183,12 +188,7 @@ def _onetime_connect(self, db_name):
         if db_id is None:
             raise ValueError("No database ID configured for '{}'".format(db_name))
 
-        kwargs = dict(
-            unix_socket_path=self.REDIS_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH
-        )
-        kwargs.update(self.db_map[db_name])
-
-        client = redis.StrictRedis(**kwargs)
+        client = redis.StrictRedis(db=self.db_map[db_name]['db'], **self.redis_kwargs)
 
         # Enable the notification mechanism for keyspace events in Redis
         client.config_set('notify-keyspace-events', self.KEYSPACE_EVENTS)
diff --git a/src/sswsdk/util.py b/src/sswsdk/util.py
index 9f2f75d66e..a63c98a38f 100644
--- a/src/sswsdk/util.py
+++ b/src/sswsdk/util.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Syslog and daemon script utility library.
 """
 
+from __future__ import print_function
 import json
 import logging
 import logging.config
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 # TODO: move to dbsync project.
 def usage(script_name):
     print('Usage: python ', script_name,
-          '-d [logging_level] -f [update_frequency] -h [help]')
+          '-t [host] -p [port] -s [unix_socket_path] -d [logging_level] -f [update_frequency] -h [help]')
 
 
 # TODO: move to dbsync project.
@@ -20,16 +21,26 @@ def process_options(script_name):
     """
     Process command line options
     """
-    options, remainders = getopt(sys.argv[1:], "d:f:h", ["debug=", "frequency=", "help"])
+    options, remainders = getopt(sys.argv[1:], "t:p:s:d:f:h", ["host=", "port=", "unix_socket_path=", "debug=", "frequency=", "help"])
 
     args = {}
     for (opt, arg) in options:
-        if opt in ('-d', '--debug'):
-            args['log_level'] = int(arg)
-        elif opt in ('-f', '--frequency'):
-            args['update_frequency'] = int(arg)
-        elif opt in ('-h', '--help'):
-            usage(script_name)
+        try:
+            if opt in ('-d', '--debug'):
+                args['log_level'] = int(arg)
+            elif opt in ('-t', '--host'):
+                args['host'] = arg
+            elif opt in ('-p', '--port'):
+                args['port'] = int(arg)
+            elif opt in ('-s', 'unix_socket_path'):
+                args['unix_socket_path'] = arg
+            elif opt in ('-f', '--frequency'):
+                args['update_frequency'] = int(arg)
+            elif opt in ('-h', '--help'):
+                usage(script_name)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            print('Invalid option for {}: {}'.format(opt, e))
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     return args