diff --git a/docs/caching.md b/docs/caching.md
index 2a193b1290..9d7e87d4e7 100644
--- a/docs/caching.md
+++ b/docs/caching.md
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ Example:
 }
 ```
 
-"options" can be [node_redis specific options](https://github.com/NodeRedis/node_redis#options-object-properties) or [ioredis specific options](https://github.com/luin/ioredis/blob/master/API.md#new-redisport-host-options) depending on what type you're using.
-
+"options" can be [node_redis specific options](https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/docs/client-configuration.md) or [ioredis specific options](https://github.com/luin/ioredis/blob/master/API.md#new-redisport-host-options) depending on what type you're using.
 
 In case you want to connect to a redis-cluster using IORedis's cluster functionality, you can do that as well by doing the following:
 
diff --git a/src/cache/RedisQueryResultCache.ts b/src/cache/RedisQueryResultCache.ts
index 8c60e084fc..8c0d5addca 100644
--- a/src/cache/RedisQueryResultCache.ts
+++ b/src/cache/RedisQueryResultCache.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ export class RedisQueryResultCache implements QueryResultCache {
     async connect(): Promise<void> {
         const cacheOptions: any = this.connection.options.cache;
         if (this.clientType === "redis") {
-            if (cacheOptions && cacheOptions.options) {
-                this.client = this.redis.createClient(cacheOptions.options);
-            } else {
-                this.client = this.redis.createClient();
+            this.client = this.redis.createClient({
+                ...cacheOptions?.options,
+                legacyMode: true
+            });
+            if ("connect" in this.client) {
+                await this.client.connect();
             }
         } else if (this.clientType === "ioredis") {
             if (cacheOptions && cacheOptions.port) {