diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
index 2ad170877..746f6178d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisSubscribedConnectionExcept
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.SortParameters;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.Subscription;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 import redis.clients.jedis.BinaryJedis;
@@ -135,10 +136,7 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	public Object execute(String command, byte[]... args) {
 		Assert.hasText(command, "a valid command needs to be specified");
 		List<byte[]> mArgs = new ArrayList<byte[]>();
-		if (args == null) {
-			mArgs.add(new byte[0]);
-		}
-		else {
+		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(args)) {
 			Collections.addAll(mArgs, args);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
index e82608e4a..f0cdc25d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jredis/JredisConnection.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnection;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.SortParameters;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.Subscription;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class JredisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 	public Object execute(String command, byte[]... args) {
 		Assert.hasText(command, "a valid command needs to be specified");
 		List<byte[]> mArgs = new ArrayList<byte[]>();
-		if (args != null) {
+		if (!ObjectUtils.isEmpty(args)) {
 			Collections.addAll(mArgs, args);
 		}