diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/GenericToStringSerializer.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/GenericToStringSerializer.java
index 1887e92b1..8daafa1b9 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/GenericToStringSerializer.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/serializer/GenericToStringSerializer.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class GenericToStringSerializer<T> implements RedisSerializer<T>, BeanFac
 
 	@Override
 	public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory) throws BeansException {
-		if (converter != null && beanFactory instanceof ConfigurableBeanFactory) {
+		if (converter == null && beanFactory instanceof ConfigurableBeanFactory) {
 			ConfigurableBeanFactory cFB = (ConfigurableBeanFactory) beanFactory;
 			ConversionService conversionService = cFB.getConversionService();