diff --git a/lib/robot.js b/lib/robot.js
index d870872..28c7853 100644
--- a/lib/robot.js
+++ b/lib/robot.js
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ Robot.prototype.connection = function(name, conn) {
     str += "Renaming '" + original + "' to '" + conn.name + "'";
     this.log(str);
   }
-
+  if('adapter' in conn)
+    conn['adaptor'] = conn['adapter'];
   this.connections[conn.name] = initializer("adaptor", conn);
 
   return this;