diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/rjc/RjcConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/rjc/RjcConnection.java
index 0d6d9dc4e..525186b2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/rjc/RjcConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/rjc/RjcConnection.java
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ public class RjcConnection implements RedisConnection {
 		try {
 			if (isPipelined()) {
 				pipeline.ping();
+				return null;
 			}
 			return session.ping();
 		} catch (Exception ex) {