diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index dc845da..ba76cec 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<phpunit colors="true" forceCoversAnnotation="true" strict="true">
+<phpunit colors="true" forceCoversAnnotation="true">
     <testsuite name="Unit Tests">
         <directory>./tests</directory>
     </testsuite>
diff --git a/src/Queue.php b/src/Queue.php
index 8279b34..a829cf9 100644
--- a/src/Queue.php
+++ b/src/Queue.php
@@ -25,16 +25,21 @@ final class Queue implements QueueInterface
     /**
      * Construct queue.
      *
-     * @param string $url the mongo url
+     * @param \MongoCollection|string $collectionOrUrl A MongoCollection instance or the mongo connection url.
      * @param string $db the mongo db name
      * @param string $collection the collection name to use for the queue
      *
-     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException $url, $db or $collection was not a string
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException $collectionOrUrl, $db or $collection was not a string
      */
-    public function __construct($url, $db, $collection)
+    public function __construct($collectionOrUrl, $db = null, $collection = null)
     {
-        if (!is_string($url)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('$url was not a string');
+        if ($collectionOrUrl instanceof \MongoCollection) {
+            $this->collection = $collectionOrUrl;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!is_string($collectionOrUrl)) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('$collectionOrUrl was not a string');
         }
 
         if (!is_string($db)) {
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ public function __construct($url, $db, $collection)
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('$collection was not a string');
         }
 
-        $mongo = new \MongoClient($url);
+        $mongo = new \MongoClient($collectionOrUrl);
         $mongoDb = $mongo->selectDB($db);
         $this->collection = $mongoDb->selectCollection($collection);
     }
@@ -68,32 +73,28 @@ public function ensureGetIndex(array $beforeSort = [], array $afterSort = [])
         //using general rule: equality, sort, range or more equality tests in that order for index
         $completeFields = ['running' => 1];
 
-        foreach ($beforeSort as $key => $value) {
-            if (!is_string($key)) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException('key in $beforeSort was not a string');
-            }
+        $verifySort = function ($sort, $label, &$completeFields) {
+            foreach ($sort as $key => $value) {
+                if (!is_string($key)) {
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException("key in \${$label} was not a string");
+                }
 
-            if ($value !== 1 && $value !== -1) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException('value of $beforeSort is not 1 or -1 for ascending and descending');
+                if ($value !== 1 && $value !== -1) {
+                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                        'value of \${$label} is not 1 or -1 for ascending and descending'
+                    );
+                }
+
+                $completeFields["payload.{$key}"] = $value;
             }
+        };
 
-            $completeFields["payload.{$key}"] = $value;
-        }
+        $verifySort($beforeSort, 'beforeSort', $completeFields);
 
         $completeFields['priority'] = 1;
         $completeFields['created'] = 1;
 
-        foreach ($afterSort as $key => $value) {
-            if (!is_string($key)) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException('key in $afterSort was not a string');
-            }
-
-            if ($value !== 1 && $value !== -1) {
-                throw new \InvalidArgumentException('value of $afterSort is not 1 or -1 for ascending and descending');
-            }
-
-            $completeFields["payload.{$key}"] = $value;
-        }
+        $verifySort($afterSort, 'afterSort', $completeFields);
 
         $completeFields['earliestGet'] = 1;
 
diff --git a/tests/QueueTest.php b/tests/QueueTest.php
index e6aa8e0..ec30a00 100644
--- a/tests/QueueTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueueTest.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 /**
  * @coversDefaultClass \DominionEnterprises\Mongo\Queue
  * @covers ::<private>
- * @uses \DominionEnterprises\Mongo\Queue::__construct
  */
 final class QueueTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
@@ -853,4 +852,44 @@ public function sendWithLowEarliestGet()
 
         $this->assertSame($expected, $message);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Verify Queue can be constructed with \MongoCollection
+     *
+     * @test
+     * @covers ::__construct
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function constructWithCollection()
+    {
+        $mongo = new \MongoClient($this->mongoUrl);
+        $collection = $mongo->selectDB('testing')->selectCollection('custom_collection');
+        $collection->drop();
+        $queue = new Queue($collection);
+
+        $payload = ['key1' => 0, 'key2' => true];
+        $queue->send($payload, 34, 0.8);
+
+        $expected = [
+            'payload' => $payload,
+            'running' => false,
+            'resetTimestamp' => Queue::MONGO_INT32_MAX,
+            'earliestGet' => 34,
+            'priority' => 0.8,
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $collection->count());
+
+        $message = $collection->findOne();
+
+        $this->assertLessThanOrEqual(time(), $message['created']->sec);
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(time() - 10, $message['created']->sec);
+
+        unset($message['_id'], $message['created']);
+        $message['resetTimestamp'] = $message['resetTimestamp']->sec;
+        $message['earliestGet'] = $message['earliestGet']->sec;
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $message);
+    }
 }