diff --git a/connection.ts b/connection.ts
index e1297d3e..5bb56111 100644
--- a/connection.ts
+++ b/connection.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
-import {
-  readReply,
-  sendCommand,
-  sendCommands,
-} from "./protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts";
+import { Protocol as DenoStreamsProtocol } from "./protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts";
 import type { RedisReply, RedisValue } from "./protocol/shared/types.ts";
-import type { Command } from "./protocol/deno_streams/command.ts";
+import type { Command, Protocol } from "./protocol/shared/protocol.ts";
 import type { Backoff } from "./backoff.ts";
 import { exponentialBackoff } from "./backoff.ts";
 import { ErrorReplyError, isRetriableError } from "./errors.ts";
 import { kUnstablePipeline, kUnstableReadReply } from "./internal/symbols.ts";
-import { BufReader } from "./vendor/https/deno.land/std/io/buf_reader.ts";
-import { BufWriter } from "./vendor/https/deno.land/std/io/buf_writer.ts";
 import {
   Deferred,
   deferred,
 } from "./vendor/https/deno.land/std/async/deferred.ts";
 import { delay } from "./vendor/https/deno.land/std/async/delay.ts";
-type Closer = Deno.Closer;
 
 export interface SendCommandOptions {
   /**
@@ -78,9 +71,6 @@ interface PendingCommand {
 
 export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
   name: string | null = null;
-  private reader!: BufReader;
-  private writer!: BufWriter;
-  private closer!: Closer;
   private maxRetryCount = 10;
 
   private readonly hostname: string;
@@ -90,6 +80,8 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
   private backoff: Backoff;
 
   private commandQueue: PendingCommand[] = [];
+  #conn!: Deno.Conn;
+  #protocol!: Protocol;
 
   get isClosed(): boolean {
     return this._isClosed;
@@ -164,11 +156,11 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
   }
 
   [kUnstableReadReply](returnsUint8Arrays?: boolean): Promise<RedisReply> {
-    return readReply(this.reader, returnsUint8Arrays);
+    return this.#protocol.readReply(returnsUint8Arrays);
   }
 
   [kUnstablePipeline](commands: Array<Command>) {
-    return sendCommands(this.writer, this.reader, commands);
+    return this.#protocol.pipeline(commands);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -188,9 +180,8 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
         ? await Deno.connectTls(dialOpts)
         : await Deno.connect(dialOpts);
 
-      this.closer = conn;
-      this.reader = new BufReader(conn);
-      this.writer = new BufWriter(conn);
+      this.#conn = conn;
+      this.#protocol = new DenoStreamsProtocol(conn);
       this._isClosed = false;
       this._isConnected = true;
 
@@ -226,16 +217,13 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
     this._isClosed = true;
     this._isConnected = false;
     try {
-      this.closer!.close();
+      this.#conn!.close();
     } catch (error) {
       if (!(error instanceof Deno.errors.BadResource)) throw error;
     }
   }
 
   async reconnect(): Promise<void> {
-    if (!this.reader.peek(1)) {
-      throw new Error("Client is closed.");
-    }
     try {
       await this.sendCommand("PING");
       this._isConnected = true;
@@ -251,9 +239,7 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
     if (!command) return;
 
     try {
-      const reply = await sendCommand(
-        this.writer,
-        this.reader,
+      const reply = await this.#protocol.sendCommand(
         command.name,
         command.args,
         command.returnUint8Arrays,
@@ -273,9 +259,7 @@ export class RedisConnection implements Connection {
         try {
           await this.connect();
 
-          const reply = await sendCommand(
-            this.writer,
-            this.reader,
+          const reply = await this.#protocol.sendCommand(
             command.name,
             command.args,
             command.returnUint8Arrays,
diff --git a/internal/symbols.ts b/internal/symbols.ts
index 2c51f1ca..1ea4d7b3 100644
--- a/internal/symbols.ts
+++ b/internal/symbols.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ export const kUnstableReadReply = Symbol("deno-redis.readReply");
  * @private
  */
 export const kUnstablePipeline = Symbol("deno-redis.pipeline");
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+export const kUnstableProtocol = Symbol("deno-redis.protocol");
diff --git a/protocol/deno_streams/command.ts b/protocol/deno_streams/command.ts
index 4e74f9d0..d9646c97 100644
--- a/protocol/deno_streams/command.ts
+++ b/protocol/deno_streams/command.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { readReply } from "./reply.ts";
 import { ErrorReplyError } from "../../errors.ts";
 import { encoder } from "../../internal/encoding.ts";
 import type { RedisReply, RedisValue } from "../shared/types.ts";
+import type { Command } from "../shared/protocol.ts";
 
 const CRLF = encoder.encode("\r\n");
 const ArrayCode = encoder.encode("*");
@@ -98,12 +99,6 @@ export async function sendCommand(
   return readReply(reader, returnUint8Arrays);
 }
 
-export interface Command {
-  command: string;
-  args: RedisValue[];
-  returnUint8Arrays?: boolean;
-}
-
 export async function sendCommands(
   writer: BufWriter,
   reader: BufReader,
diff --git a/protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts b/protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts
index 1a9d9042..e9968636 100644
--- a/protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts
+++ b/protocol/deno_streams/mod.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
-export { readArrayReply, readReply } from "./reply.ts";
+import { BufReader } from "../../vendor/https/deno.land/std/io/buf_reader.ts";
+import { BufWriter } from "../../vendor/https/deno.land/std/io/buf_writer.ts";
+import { readReply } from "./reply.ts";
+import { sendCommand, sendCommands } from "./command.ts";
 
-export { sendCommand, sendCommands } from "./command.ts";
+import type { Command, Protocol as BaseProtocol } from "../shared/protocol.ts";
+import { RedisReply, RedisValue } from "../shared/types.ts";
+import { ErrorReplyError } from "../../errors.ts";
+
+export class Protocol implements BaseProtocol {
+  #reader: BufReader;
+  #writer: BufWriter;
+
+  constructor(conn: Deno.Conn) {
+    this.#reader = new BufReader(conn);
+    this.#writer = new BufWriter(conn);
+  }
+
+  sendCommand(
+    command: string,
+    args: RedisValue[],
+    returnsUint8Arrays?: boolean | undefined,
+  ): Promise<RedisReply> {
+    return sendCommand(
+      this.#writer,
+      this.#reader,
+      command,
+      args,
+      returnsUint8Arrays,
+    );
+  }
+
+  readReply(returnsUint8Arrays?: boolean): Promise<RedisReply> {
+    return readReply(this.#reader, returnsUint8Arrays);
+  }
+
+  pipeline(commands: Command[]): Promise<Array<RedisReply | ErrorReplyError>> {
+    return sendCommands(this.#writer, this.#reader, commands);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/protocol/shared/protocol.ts b/protocol/shared/protocol.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c203501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/shared/protocol.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { RedisReply, RedisValue } from "./types.ts";
+import type { ErrorReplyError } from "../../errors.ts";
+
+export interface Command {
+  command: string;
+  args: RedisValue[];
+  returnUint8Arrays?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface Protocol {
+  sendCommand(
+    command: string,
+    args: Array<RedisValue>,
+    returnsUint8Arrays?: boolean,
+  ): Promise<RedisReply>;
+  readReply(returnsUint8Array?: boolean): Promise<RedisReply>;
+  pipeline(
+    commands: Array<Command>,
+  ): Promise<Array<RedisReply | ErrorReplyError>>;
+}