diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator.java
index 5370f8964f..14ba42c9f4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator.java
@@ -23,14 +23,24 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
  * {@link Health} instance and error handling.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Nikolay Rybak
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
 public abstract class AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator implements ReactiveHealthIndicator {
 
 	@Override
 	public final Mono<Health> health() {
-		return doHealthCheck(new Health.Builder())
-				.onErrorResume((ex) -> Mono.just(new Health.Builder().down(ex).build()));
+		try {
+			return doHealthCheck(new Health.Builder())
+					.onErrorResume(this::handleFailure);
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			return handleFailure(ex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private Mono<Health> handleFailure(Throwable ex) {
+		return Mono.just(new Health.Builder().down(ex).build());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/redis/RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/redis/RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests.java
index 6d90134599..e93bcb5c2c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/redis/RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/redis/RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.actuate.redis;
 
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import io.lettuce.core.RedisConnectionException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
@@ -39,11 +40,12 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Mark Paluch
+ * @author Nikolay Rybak
  */
 public class RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests {
 
 	@Test
-	public void redisIsUp() throws Exception {
+	public void redisIsUp() {
 		Properties info = new Properties();
 		info.put("redis_version", "2.8.9");
 		ReactiveRedisConnection redisConnection = mock(ReactiveRedisConnection.class);
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void redisIsDown() throws Exception {
+	public void redisCommandIsDown() {
 		ReactiveServerCommands commands = mock(ReactiveServerCommands.class);
 		given(commands.info()).willReturn(
 				Mono.error(new RedisConnectionFailureException("Connection failed")));
@@ -75,6 +77,20 @@ public class RedisReactiveHealthIndicatorTests {
 		verify(redisConnection).close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void redisConnectionIsDown() {
+		ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory redisConnectionFactory = mock(
+				ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory.class);
+		given(redisConnectionFactory.getReactiveConnection()).willThrow(
+				new RedisConnectionException("Unable to connect to localhost:6379"));
+		RedisReactiveHealthIndicator healthIndicator = new RedisReactiveHealthIndicator(
+				redisConnectionFactory);
+		Mono<Health> health = healthIndicator.health();
+		StepVerifier.create(health)
+				.consumeNextWith((h) -> assertThat(h.getStatus()).isEqualTo(Status.DOWN))
+				.verifyComplete();
+	}
+
 	private RedisReactiveHealthIndicator createHealthIndicator(
 			ReactiveRedisConnection redisConnection,
 			ReactiveServerCommands serverCommands) {