diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicInteger.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicInteger.java
index bb4b19ba4..79e5b523e 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicInteger.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicInteger.java
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ public class RedisAtomicInteger extends Number implements Serializable, BoundKey
 		this.generalOps = redisTemplate;
 		this.operations = generalOps.opsForValue();
 
-		if (initialValue == null || this.operations.get(redisCounter) == null) {
-			set(0);
+		if (initialValue == null) {
+			if (this.operations.get(redisCounter) == null) {
+				set(0);
+			}
 		}
 		else {
 			set(initialValue);
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicLong.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicLong.java
index 5550b382d..9da634b3e 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicLong.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicLong.java
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ public class RedisAtomicLong extends Number implements Serializable, BoundKeyOpe
 		this.generalOps = redisTemplate;
 		this.operations = generalOps.opsForValue();
 
-		if (initialValue == null || this.operations.get(redisCounter) == null) {
-			set(0);
+		if (initialValue == null) {
+			if (this.operations.get(redisCounter) == null) {
+				set(0);
+			}
 		}
 		else {
 			set(initialValue);
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicTests.java b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicTests.java
index 25c0a93dc..d69d19add 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/support/atomic/RedisAtomicTests.java
@@ -105,4 +105,11 @@ public class RedisAtomicTests {
 		int delta = 5;
 		assertEquals(delta, intCounter.addAndGet(delta));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testReadExistingValue() throws Exception {
+		longCounter.set(5);
+		RedisAtomicLong keyCopy = new RedisAtomicLong(longCounter.getKey(), factory);
+		assertEquals(longCounter.get(), keyCopy.get());
+	}
 }
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