diff --git a/lib/cluster/index.ts b/lib/cluster/index.ts
index 914cb87f..86bdae5f 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/index.ts
+++ b/lib/cluster/index.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,14 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
           this.once("close", closeListener);
           this.once("close", this.handleCloseEvent.bind(this));
 
-          this.refreshSlotsCache();
+          this.refreshSlotsCache(
+              function (err) {
+                if (err && err.message === "Failed to refresh slots cache.") {
+                  Redis.prototype.silentEmit.call(this, "error", err);
+                  this.connectionPool.reset([]);
+                }
+              }.bind(this)
+          );
           this.subscriber.start();
         })
         .catch((err) => {
@@ -513,8 +520,6 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
           "Failed to refresh slots cache.",
           lastNodeError
         );
-        Redis.prototype.silentEmit.call(_this, "error", error);
-        _this.connectionPool.reset([]);
         return wrapper(error);
       }
       const node = nodes[index];