diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
index 830e9a014..dcde81da7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/lettuce/LettuceConnection.java
@@ -975,10 +975,13 @@ public class LettuceConnection extends AbstractRedisConnection {
 		if (asyncDedicatedConn == null) {
 
 			asyncDedicatedConn = doGetAsyncDedicatedConnection();
-
-			if (asyncDedicatedConn instanceof StatefulRedisConnection) {
+			
+			if (asyncDedicatedConn instanceof StatefulRedisConnection && dbIndex > 0) {
 				((StatefulRedisConnection<byte[], byte[]>) asyncDedicatedConn).sync().select(dbIndex);
 			}
+			else if (asyncDedicatedConn instanceof StatefulRedisConnection) {
+				((StatefulRedisConnection<byte[], byte[]>) asyncDedicatedConn).sync();
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (asyncDedicatedConn instanceof StatefulRedisConnection) {