diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Redis/RedisManager.php b/src/Illuminate/Redis/RedisManager.php
index 068557eaecba..0f8f059f8e5d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Redis/RedisManager.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Redis/RedisManager.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function __construct($driver, array $config)
     /**
      * Get a Redis connection by name.
      *
-     * @param  string  $name
+     * @param  string|null  $name
      * @return \Illuminate\Redis\Connections\Connection
      */
     public function connection($name = null)