diff --git a/rq/scripts/__init__.py b/rq/scripts/__init__.py
index e69de29..a616912 100644
--- a/rq/scripts/__init__.py
+++ b/rq/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import redis
+from rq import use_connection
+
+
+def add_standard_arguments(parser):
+    parser.add_argument('--host', '-H', default='localhost',
+            help='The Redis hostname (default: localhost)')
+    parser.add_argument('--port', '-p', type=int, default=6379,
+            help='The Redis portnumber (default: 6379)')
+    parser.add_argument('--db', '-d', type=int, default=0,
+            help='The Redis database (default: 0)')
+
+
+def setup_redis(args):
+    redis_conn = redis.Redis(host=args.host, port=args.port, db=args.db)
+    use_connection(redis_conn)
diff --git a/rq/scripts/rqinfo.py b/rq/scripts/rqinfo.py
index c695d95..71c302c 100755
--- a/rq/scripts/rqinfo.py
+++ b/rq/scripts/rqinfo.py
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import sys
 import os
 import time
 import argparse
-import redis
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
-from rq import use_connection, Queue, Worker
+from rq import Queue, Worker
 from rq.utils import gettermsize, make_colorizer
+from rq.scripts import add_standard_arguments
+from rq.scripts import setup_redis
 
 red = make_colorizer('darkred')
 green = make_colorizer('darkgreen')
@@ -133,9 +134,7 @@ def show_both(args):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='RQ command-line monitor.')
-    parser.add_argument('--host', '-H', default='localhost', help='The Redis hostname (default: localhost)')
-    parser.add_argument('--port', '-p', type=int, default=6379, help='The Redis portnumber (default: 6379)')
-    parser.add_argument('--db', '-d', type=int, default=0, help='The Redis database (default: 0)')
+    add_standard_arguments(parser)
     parser.add_argument('--path', '-P', default='.', help='Specify the import path.')
     parser.add_argument('--interval', '-i', metavar='N', type=float, default=2.5, help='Updates stats every N seconds (default: don\'t poll)')
     parser.add_argument('--raw', '-r', action='store_true', default=False, help='Print only the raw numbers, no bar charts')
@@ -163,9 +162,7 @@ def main():
     if args.path:
         sys.path = args.path.split(':') + sys.path
 
-    # Setup connection to Redis
-    redis_conn = redis.Redis(host=args.host, port=args.port, db=args.db)
-    use_connection(redis_conn)
+    setup_redis(args)
     try:
         if args.only_queues:
             func = show_queues
diff --git a/rq/scripts/rqworker.py b/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
index 1a4bc76..06c3a7c 100755
--- a/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
+++ b/rq/scripts/rqworker.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 import sys
 import argparse
 import logbook
-import redis
 from logbook import handlers
-from rq import use_connection, Queue, Worker
+from rq import Queue, Worker
 from redis.exceptions import ConnectionError
+from rq.scripts import add_standard_arguments
+from rq.scripts import setup_redis
 
 
 def format_colors(record, handler):
@@ -40,9 +41,7 @@ def setup_loghandlers(args):
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Starts an RQ worker.')
-    parser.add_argument('--host', '-H', default='localhost', help='The Redis hostname (default: localhost)')
-    parser.add_argument('--port', '-p', type=int, default=6379, help='The Redis portnumber (default: 6379)')
-    parser.add_argument('--db', '-d', type=int, default=0, help='The Redis database (default: 0)')
+    add_standard_arguments(parser)
 
     parser.add_argument('--burst', '-b', action='store_true', default=False, help='Run in burst mode (quit after all work is done)')
     parser.add_argument('--name', '-n', default=None, help='Specify a different name')
@@ -60,10 +59,7 @@ def main():
         sys.path = args.path.split(':') + sys.path
 
     setup_loghandlers(args)
-
-    # Setup connection to Redis
-    redis_conn = redis.Redis(host=args.host, port=args.port, db=args.db)
-    use_connection(redis_conn)
+    setup_redis(args)
     try:
         queues = map(Queue, args.queues)
         w = Worker(queues, name=args.name)