diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84ffb29..3996247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ python3 redisgraph_bulk_loader/bulk_insert.py GRAPHNAME [OPTIONS]
 |  -h   | --host TEXT                |                                Redis server host (default: 127.0.0.1)                                |
 |  -p   | --port INTEGER             |                                  Redis server port (default: 6379)                                   |
 |  -a   | --password TEXT            |                                Redis server password (default: none)                                 |
+|  -u   | --unix-socket-path TEXT    |                                Redis unix socket path (default: none)                                |
 |  -n   | --nodes TEXT               |                      Path to Node CSV file with the filename as the Node Label                       |
 |  -N   | --nodes-with-label TEXT    |                             Node Label followed by path to Node CSV file                             |
 |  -r   | --relations TEXT           |               Path to Relationship CSV file with the filename as the Relationship Type               |
diff --git a/redisgraph_bulk_loader/bulk_insert.py b/redisgraph_bulk_loader/bulk_insert.py
index 33215d7..bd312b3 100644
--- a/redisgraph_bulk_loader/bulk_insert.py
+++ b/redisgraph_bulk_loader/bulk_insert.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def process_entities(entities):
 @click.option('--host', '-h', default='127.0.0.1', help='Redis server host')
 @click.option('--port', '-p', default=6379, help='Redis server port')
 @click.option('--password', '-a', default=None, help='Redis server password')
+@click.option('--unix-socket-path', '-u', default=None, help='Redis server unix socket path')
 # CSV file paths
 @click.option('--nodes', '-n', multiple=True, help='Path to node csv file')
 @click.option('--nodes-with-label', '-N', nargs=2, multiple=True, help='Label string followed by path to node csv file')
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ def process_entities(entities):
 @click.option('--max-token-size', '-t', default=500, help='max size of each token in megabytes (default 500, max 512)')
 @click.option('--index', '-i', multiple=True, help='Label:Propery on which to create an index')
 @click.option('--full-text-index', '-f', multiple=True, help='Label:Propery on which to create an full text search index')
-def bulk_insert(graph, host, port, password, nodes, nodes_with_label, relations, relations_with_type, separator, enforce_schema, skip_invalid_nodes, skip_invalid_edges, quote, max_token_count, max_buffer_size, max_token_size, index, full_text_index):
+def bulk_insert(graph, host, port, password, unix_socket_path, nodes, nodes_with_label, relations, relations_with_type, separator, enforce_schema, skip_invalid_nodes, skip_invalid_edges, quote, max_token_count, max_buffer_size, max_token_size, index, full_text_index):
     if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
         raise Exception("Python 3 is required for the RedisGraph bulk loader.")
 
@@ -81,7 +82,10 @@ def bulk_insert(graph, host, port, password, nodes, nodes_with_label, relations,
 
     # Attempt to connect to Redis server
     try:
-        client = redis.StrictRedis(host=host, port=port, password=password)
+        if unix_socket_path is not None:
+            client = redis.StrictRedis(unix_socket_path=unix_socket_path, password=password)
+        else:
+            client = redis.StrictRedis(host=host, port=port, password=password)
     except redis.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
         print("Could not connect to Redis server.")
         raise e