diff --git a/lib/mongo/connection.rb b/lib/mongo/connection.rb
index cfac20e..b8d83a0 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/connection.rb
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ module Mongo
         raise ConnectionFailure, "Failed to connect to a master node at #{@host_to_try[0]}:#{@host_to_try[1]}"
       end
     end
+    alias :reconnect :connect
 
     def connecting?
       @nodes_to_try.length > 0
diff --git a/lib/mongo/repl_set_connection.rb b/lib/mongo/repl_set_connection.rb
index 1c45e9b..a247153 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/repl_set_connection.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/repl_set_connection.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ module Mongo
         end
       end
     end
+    alias :reconnect :connect
 
     def connecting?
       @nodes_to_try.length > 0