diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Connectors/BeanstalkdConnector.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Connectors/BeanstalkdConnector.php
index 3d8dbf084131..8d253f864398 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Connectors/BeanstalkdConnector.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Connectors/BeanstalkdConnector.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Queue\Connectors;
 
+use Pheanstalk\Connection;
 use Pheanstalk\Pheanstalk;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Pheanstalk\PheanstalkInterface;
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ public function connect(array $config)
     protected function pheanstalk(array $config)
     {
         $port = Arr::get($config, 'port', PheanstalkInterface::DEFAULT_PORT);
+        $timeout = Arr::get($config, 'timeout', Connection::DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT);
+        $persistent = Arr::get($config, 'persistent', false);
 
-        return new Pheanstalk($config['host'], $port);
+        return new Pheanstalk($config['host'], $port, $timeout, $persistent);
     }
 }