diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8f0a8e4..6eab6ce 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ sudo: false
 services: cassandra
 
 env:
-  - DJANGO_VERSION=1.5 CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1
   - DJANGO_VERSION=1.6 CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1
   - DJANGO_VERSION=1.7 CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1
   - DJANGO_VERSION=1.8 CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1
diff --git a/django_cassandra_engine/models.py b/django_cassandra_engine/models.py
index 9772097..f5b4453 100644
--- a/django_cassandra_engine/models.py
+++ b/django_cassandra_engine/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-from django_cassandra_engine.utils import get_cassandra_connection
+from django_cassandra_engine.utils import get_cassandra_connections
 
 
-cassandra_connection = get_cassandra_connection()
-if cassandra_connection is not None:
-    cassandra_connection.connect()
+for _, conn in get_cassandra_connections():
+    conn.connect()