diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index 5189040..800028f 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -8,4 +8,14 @@ import (
 type Config = sentinel.Config
 
 var NewPool = redis.NewPool
+var NewRedisPool = redis.NewPool
 var NewSentinelPool = sentinel.NewPool
+
+func NewPool(cfg Config) *redis.Pool {
+	if cfg.Master != "" {
+		return NewRedisPool(cfg)
+	} else if cfg.MasterName {
+		return NewSentinelPool(cfg)
+	}
+	panic("invalid config: Master & MasterName are both empty")
+}