diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index ac606fe92..f94986a67 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ err:
 static void redis_close(struct redis *r) {
 	if (r->ctx)
 		redisFree(r->ctx);
+	r->ctx = NULL;
 	mutex_destroy(&r->lock);
 	g_slice_free1(sizeof(*r), r);
 }