1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index de0180c..c51ab91 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -1151,6 +1151,12 @@ class Redis(AbstractRedis, RedisModuleCommands, CoreCommands, SentinelCommands):
         self.close()
 
     def close(self):
+        # In case a connection property does not yet exist
+        # (due to a crash earlier in the Redis() constructor), return
+        # immediately as there is nothing to clean-up.
+        if not hasattr(self, "connection"):
+            return
+
         conn = self.connection
         if conn:
             self.connection = None