diff --git a/core/service.go b/core/service.go
index 1d3e9ac80..f29abd3a4 100644
--- a/core/service.go
+++ b/core/service.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewService() *Service {
 	service.WebService = NewWebService(service)
 	service.Index = index.NewFragmentContainer()
 	service.Hold = hold.NewHolder()
-	service.version = "0.0.16"
+	service.version = "0.0.18"
 	service.name = "Cruncher"
 	service.PrepareLogging()
 	fmt.Printf("Pilosa %s\n", service.version)
diff --git a/index/fragment_container.go b/index/fragment_container.go
index 887538dc7..0a57282dc 100644
--- a/index/fragment_container.go
+++ b/index/fragment_container.go
@@ -244,15 +244,13 @@ func getStorage(db string, slice int, frame string, fid SUUID) Storage {
 		full_dir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%d/%s/%s", base_path, db, slice, frame, SUUID_to_Hex(fid))
 		return NewLevelDBStorage(full_dir)
 	case "cassandra":
-		host := config.GetString("cassandra_host")
-		if host == "" {
-			host = "localhost"
-		}
+		//	host := config.GetString("cassandra_host")
+		hosts := config.GetStringArrayDefault("cassandra_servers", []string{"localhost"})
 		keyspace := config.GetString("cassandra_keyspace")
 		if keyspace == "" {
 			keyspace = "hotbox"
 		}
-		return NewCassStorage(host, keyspace)
+		return NewCassStorage(hosts, keyspace)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/index/storage_cass.go b/index/storage_cass.go
index 93f5f737f..26b894f03 100644
--- a/index/storage_cass.go
+++ b/index/storage_cass.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ func BuildSchema() {
 	*/
 
 }
-func NewCassStorage(host, keyspace string) Storage {
+func NewCassStorage(hosts []string, keyspace string) Storage {
 	obj := new(CassandraStorage)
 	//cluster := gocql.NewCluster("127.0.0.1")
-	cluster := gocql.NewCluster(host)
+	cluster := gocql.NewCluster(hosts...)
 	cluster.Keyspace = keyspace
 	//cluster.Consistency = gocql.Quorum
 	cluster.Consistency = gocql.One