diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_redis/DRedisConnection.cpp b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_redis/DRedisConnection.cpp
index adb2428e..acd74fde 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_redis/DRedisConnection.cpp
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_redis/DRedisConnection.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool DRedisConnection::connect()
 						cfg.tv_timeout);
   }
 
-  if (redis_context->err) {
+  if (redis_context != NULL && redis_context->err) {
     ERROR("REDIS Connection error: %s\n", redis_context->errstr);
     disconnect();
     return false;