diff --git a/mongoengine/connection.py b/mongoengine/connection.py
index 70eac1e7..dbde9e67 100644
--- a/mongoengine/connection.py
+++ b/mongoengine/connection.py
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ def register_connection(alias, name, host='localhost', port=27017,
         if uri_dict.get('database') is None:
             raise ConnectionError("If using URI style connection include "\
                                   "database name in string")
-        uri_dict['name'] = uri_dict.get('database')
         _connection_settings[alias] = {
             'host': host,
             'name': uri_dict.get('database'),
             'username': uri_dict.get('username'),
             'password': uri_dict.get('password')
         }
+        _connection_settings[alias].update(kwargs)
         return
 
     _connection_settings[alias] = {
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def register_connection(alias, name, host='localhost', port=27017,
         'password': password,
         'read_preference': read_preference
     }
-
     _connection_settings[alias].update(kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/connection.py b/tests/connection.py
index ce20a54a..9aad142f 100644
--- a/tests/connection.py
+++ b/tests/connection.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ConnectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
         c.admin.authenticate("admin", "password")
         c.mongoenginetest.add_user("username", "password")
 
-        self.assertRaises(ConnectionError, connect, "testdb_uri_bad", host='mongodb://test:password@localhost/mongoenginetest')
+        self.assertRaises(ConnectionError, connect, "testdb_uri_bad", host='mongodb://test:password@localhost')
 
         connect("testdb_uri", host='mongodb://username:password@localhost/mongoenginetest')