diff --git a/lib/rbhive/t_c_l_i_connection.rb b/lib/rbhive/t_c_l_i_connection.rb
index ab795c5..5f899ea 100644
--- a/lib/rbhive/t_c_l_i_connection.rb
+++ b/lib/rbhive/t_c_l_i_connection.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def tcli_connect(server, port = 10_000, options)
     begin
       connection.open
       connection.open_session
+      options[:database] ||= 'default'
+      connection.execute("USE #{options[:database]}")
       ret = yield(connection)
 
     ensure