diff --git a/oioswift/common/middleware/container_hierarchy.py b/oioswift/common/middleware/container_hierarchy.py
index 2c30f1d1..6aa438ce 100644
--- a/oioswift/common/middleware/container_hierarchy.py
+++ b/oioswift/common/middleware/container_hierarchy.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def conn(self):
         def conn_slave(self):
             """Retrieve Redis connection (normal or sentinel)"""
             if self._sentinel:
-                return self._sentinel.master_for(self._sentinel_name)
+                return self._sentinel.slave_for(self._sentinel_name)
             return self.conn
 
         def register_script(self, script):