diff --git a/modules/cache.js b/modules/cache.js
index b350b8f..9e850cf 100644
--- a/modules/cache.js
+++ b/modules/cache.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ function connect_redis() {
     var redisURL = require("url").parse(process.env.REDISCLOUD_URL);
     redis = require("redis").createClient(redisURL.port, redisURL.hostname);
     redis.auth(redisURL.auth.split(":")[1]);
-    redis.flushall();
   } else {
     redis = require("redis").createClient();
   }
   redis.on("ready", function() {
     console.log("Redis connection established.");
+    redis.flushall();
   });
   redis.on("error", function (err) {
     console.error(err);
diff --git a/test/bulk.sh b/test/bulk.sh
index 6b7feed..5267027 100755
--- a/test/bulk.sh
+++ b/test/bulk.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+host="$1"
+if [ -z "$host" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <host>"
+  exit 1
+fi
 dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 rm -f "$dir/../skins/"*.png || exit 1
 for uuid in `cat "$dir/uuids.txt"`; do
@@ -8,5 +13,5 @@ for uuid in `cat "$dir/uuids.txt"`; do
   if [ "$(( ((RANDOM<<15)|RANDOM) % 2 ))" -eq "1" ]; then
     helm="&helm"
   fi
-  curl -sS -o /dev/null -w "%{url_effective} %{http_code} %{time_total}s\\n" "http://crafatar.com/avatars/$uuid?size=$size$helm" || exit 1
+  curl -sSL -o /dev/null -w "%{url_effective} %{http_code} %{time_total}s\\n" "http://$host/avatars/$uuid?size=$size$helm" || exit 1
 done