diff --git a/redis.ts b/redis.ts
index d47fbcdb..c9eba83e 100644
--- a/redis.ts
+++ b/redis.ts
@@ -2440,7 +2440,9 @@ function createLazyExecutor(connection: Connection): CommandExecutor {
     async exec(command, ...args) {
       if (!executor) {
         executor = new MuxExecutor(connection);
-        await connection.connect();
+        if (!connection.isConnected) {
+          await connection.connect();
+        }
       }
       return executor.exec(command, ...args);
     },
diff --git a/tests/commands/connection.ts b/tests/commands/connection.ts
index 91536832..32b6840f 100644
--- a/tests/commands/connection.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/connection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { connect } from "../../mod.ts";
-import { assertEquals } from "../../vendor/https/deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts";
+import { connect, createLazyClient } from "../../mod.ts";
+import {
+  assert,
+  assertEquals,
+  assertNotEquals,
+} from "../../vendor/https/deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts";
 import {
   afterAll,
   beforeAll,
@@ -14,9 +18,12 @@ export function connectionTests(
   getServer: () => TestServer,
 ): void {
   let client!: Redis;
+  const getOpts = () => ({
+    hostname: "127.0.0.1",
+    port: getServer().port,
+  });
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const { port } = getServer();
-    client = await newClient({ hostname: "127.0.0.1", port });
+    client = await newClient(getOpts());
   });
 
   afterAll(() => client.close());
@@ -60,4 +67,50 @@ export function connectionTests(
       assertEquals(await client.swapdb(0, 1), "OK");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("createLazyClient", () => {
+    it("returns the lazily connected client", async () => {
+      const opts = getOpts();
+      const resources = Deno.resources();
+      const client = createLazyClient(opts);
+      assert(!client.isConnected);
+      assertEquals(resources, Deno.resources());
+      try {
+        await client.get("foo");
+        assert(client.isConnected);
+        assertNotEquals(resources, Deno.resources());
+      } finally {
+        client.close();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("connect()", () => {
+    it("connects to the server", async () => {
+      const client = await newClient(getOpts());
+      assert(client.isConnected);
+
+      client.close();
+      assert(!client.isConnected);
+
+      await client.connect();
+      assert(client.isConnected);
+
+      assertEquals(await client.ping(), "PONG");
+
+      client.close();
+    });
+
+    it("works with a lazy client", async () => {
+      const client = createLazyClient(getOpts());
+      assert(!client.isConnected);
+
+      await client.connect();
+      assert(client.isConnected);
+
+      assertEquals(await client.ping(), "PONG");
+
+      client.close();
+    });
+  });
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/general.ts b/tests/commands/general.ts
index 92265f2b..68980632 100644
--- a/tests/commands/general.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/general.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { createLazyClient, ErrorReplyError } from "../../mod.ts";
+import { ErrorReplyError } from "../../mod.ts";
 import type { Redis } from "../../mod.ts";
 import {
-  assert,
   assertEquals,
-  assertNotEquals,
   assertRejects,
 } from "../../vendor/https/deno.land/std/testing/asserts.ts";
 import {
@@ -227,21 +225,4 @@ export function generalTests(
       await assertRejects(() => tempClient.ping());
     });
   });
-
-  describe("createLazyClient", () => {
-    it("returns the lazily connected client", async () => {
-      const opts = getOpts();
-      const resources = Deno.resources();
-      const client = createLazyClient(opts);
-      assert(!client.isConnected);
-      assertEquals(resources, Deno.resources());
-      try {
-        await client.get("foo");
-        assert(client.isConnected);
-        assertNotEquals(resources, Deno.resources());
-      } finally {
-        client.close();
-      }
-    });
-  });
 }