diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/AbstractConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/AbstractConnection.php
index e47e9cdf..43269c0c 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/AbstractConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/AbstractConnection.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ abstract class AbstractConnection implements SingleConnectionInterface
     private $cachedId;
 
     protected $parameters;
-    protected $initCmds = array();
+    protected $initCommands = array();
 
     /**
      * @param ParametersInterface $parameters Initialization parameters for the connection.
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ abstract class AbstractConnection implements SingleConnectionInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function pushInitCommand(CommandInterface $command)
+    public function addConnectCommand(CommandInterface $command)
     {
-        $this->initCmds[] = $command;
+        $this->initCommands[] = $command;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -211,6 +211,6 @@ abstract class AbstractConnection implements SingleConnectionInterface
      */
     public function __sleep()
     {
-        return array('parameters', 'initCmds');
+        return array('parameters', 'initCommands');
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/Factory.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/Factory.php
index 6728155b..57f3e7a1 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/Factory.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/Factory.php
@@ -123,13 +123,15 @@ class Factory implements FactoryInterface
         $parameters = $connection->getParameters();
 
         if (isset($parameters->password)) {
-            $command = new Command\RawCommand(array('AUTH', $parameters->password));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($command);
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                new Command\RawCommand(array('AUTH', $parameters->password))
+            );
         }
 
         if (isset($parameters->database)) {
-            $command = new Command\RawCommand(array('SELECT', $parameters->database));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($command);
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                new Command\RawCommand(array('SELECT', $parameters->database))
+            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
index 3acc2e71..e1a1713d 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnection.php
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ class PhpiredisSocketConnection extends AbstractConnection
 
         $this->connectWithTimeout($this->parameters);
 
-        if ($this->initCmds) {
-            foreach ($this->initCmds as $command) {
+        if ($this->initCommands) {
+            foreach ($this->initCommands as $command) {
                 $this->executeCommand($command);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/SingleConnectionInterface.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/SingleConnectionInterface.php
index 7deb83f0..b935ee19 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/SingleConnectionInterface.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/SingleConnectionInterface.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ interface SingleConnectionInterface extends ConnectionInterface
      *
      * @param CommandInterface $command Instance of a Redis command.
      */
-    public function pushInitCommand(CommandInterface $command);
+    public function addConnectCommand(CommandInterface $command);
 
     /**
      * Reads a response from the server.
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/StreamConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/StreamConnection.php
index a09dd691..ea886f62 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/StreamConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/StreamConnection.php
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class StreamConnection extends AbstractConnection
     {
         parent::connect();
 
-        if ($this->initCmds) {
-            foreach ($this->initCmds as $command) {
+        if ($this->initCommands) {
+            foreach ($this->initCommands as $command) {
                 $this->executeCommand($command);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnection.php
index 143cdd8a..ca46a1ce 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnection.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class WebdisConnection implements SingleConnectionInterface
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function pushInitCommand(CommandInterface $command)
+    public function addConnectCommand(CommandInterface $command)
     {
         $this->throwNotSupportedException(__FUNCTION__);
     }
diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/PredisConnectionTestCase.php b/tests/PHPUnit/PredisConnectionTestCase.php
index 73cae97a..432c6830 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/PredisConnectionTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/PredisConnectionTestCase.php
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ abstract class PredisConnectionTestCase extends PredisTestCase
                 ->method('getArguments')
                 ->will($this->returnValue(array('ECHOED')));
 
-        $connection->pushInitCommand($cmdPing);
-        $connection->pushInitCommand($cmdEcho);
+        $connection->addConnectCommand($cmdPing);
+        $connection->addConnectCommand($cmdEcho);
 
         $connection->connect();
     }
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/ComposableStreamConnectionTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/ComposableStreamConnectionTest.php
index 919e387c..71862d5f 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/ComposableStreamConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/ComposableStreamConnectionTest.php
@@ -111,8 +111,13 @@ class ComposableStreamConnectionTest extends PredisConnectionTestCase
         $connection = new ComposableStreamConnection($parameters);
 
         if ($initialize) {
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database)));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('flushdb'));
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database))
+            );
+
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('flushdb')
+            );
         }
 
         return $connection;
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/FactoryTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/FactoryTest.php
index 51761649..282babd3 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/FactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/FactoryTest.php
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ class FactoryTest extends PredisTestCase
                    ->method('getParameters')
                    ->will($this->returnValue($parameters));
         $connection->expects($this->at(1))
-                   ->method('pushInitCommand')
+                   ->method('addConnectCommand')
                    ->with($this->isRedisCommand('AUTH', array('foobar')));
         $connection->expects($this->at(2))
-                   ->method('pushInitCommand')
+                   ->method('addConnectCommand')
                    ->with($this->isRedisCommand('SELECT', array(0)));
 
         $factory = new Factory();
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnectionTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnectionTest.php
index ba39a73b..cfa71713 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisSocketConnectionTest.php
@@ -117,8 +117,13 @@ class PhpiredisSocketConnectionTest extends PredisConnectionTestCase
         $connection = new PhpiredisSocketConnection($parameters);
 
         if ($initialize) {
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database)));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('flushdb'));
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database))
+            );
+
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('flushdb')
+            );
         }
 
         return $connection;
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisStreamConnectionTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisStreamConnectionTest.php
index 554159bc..543ee4f8 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisStreamConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/PhpiredisStreamConnectionTest.php
@@ -136,8 +136,13 @@ class PhpiredisStreamConnectionTest extends PredisConnectionTestCase
         $connection = new PhpiredisStreamConnection($parameters);
 
         if ($initialize) {
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database)));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('flushdb'));
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database))
+            );
+
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('flushdb')
+            );
         }
 
         return $connection;
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/StreamConnectionTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/StreamConnectionTest.php
index abb86378..609e34ec 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/StreamConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/StreamConnectionTest.php
@@ -114,8 +114,13 @@ class StreamConnectionTest extends PredisConnectionTestCase
         $connection = new StreamConnection($parameters);
 
         if ($initialize) {
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database)));
-            $connection->pushInitCommand($profile->createCommand('flushdb'));
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('select', array($parameters->database))
+            );
+
+            $connection->addConnectCommand(
+                $profile->createCommand('flushdb')
+            );
         }
 
         return $connection;
diff --git a/tests/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnectionTest.php b/tests/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnectionTest.php
index 76c91d29..295b406b 100644
--- a/tests/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Predis/Connection/WebdisConnectionTest.php
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ class WebdisConnectionTest extends PredisTestCase
     /**
      * @group disconnected
      * @expectedException Predis\NotSupportedException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage The method Predis\Connection\WebdisConnection::pushInitCommand() is not supported
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage The method Predis\Connection\WebdisConnection::addConnectCommand() is not supported
+     *
      */
-    public function testPushingInitCommandsIsNotSupported()
+    public function testAddingConnectCommandsIsNotSupported()
     {
         $connection = new WebdisConnection($this->getParameters());
-        $connection->pushInitCommand($this->getProfile()->createCommand('ping'));
+        $connection->addConnectCommand($this->getProfile()->createCommand('ping'));
     }
 
     /**