diff --git a/redis/benches/bench_basic.rs b/redis/benches/bench_basic.rs
index 638417b64..356f74217 100644
--- a/redis/benches/bench_basic.rs
+++ b/redis/benches/bench_basic.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ fn bench_simple_getsetdel_async(b: &mut Bencher) {
         runtime
             .block_on(async {
                 let key = "test_key";
-                redis::cmd("SET")
+                () = redis::cmd("SET")
                     .arg(key)
                     .arg(42)
                     .query_async(&mut con)
                     .await?;
                 let _: isize = redis::cmd("GET").arg(key).query_async(&mut con).await?;
-                redis::cmd("DEL").arg(key).query_async(&mut con).await?;
+                () = redis::cmd("DEL").arg(key).query_async(&mut con).await?;
                 Ok::<_, RedisError>(())
             })
             .unwrap()
diff --git a/redis/benches/bench_cluster_async.rs b/redis/benches/bench_cluster_async.rs
index 347908f9e..28c3b83c8 100644
--- a/redis/benches/bench_cluster_async.rs
+++ b/redis/benches/bench_cluster_async.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ fn bench_cluster_async(
             runtime
                 .block_on(async {
                     let key = "test_key";
-                    redis::cmd("SET").arg(key).arg(42).query_async(con).await?;
+                    () = redis::cmd("SET").arg(key).arg(42).query_async(con).await?;
                     let _: isize = redis::cmd("GET").arg(key).query_async(con).await?;
-                    redis::cmd("DEL").arg(key).query_async(con).await?;
+                    () = redis::cmd("DEL").arg(key).query_async(con).await?;
 
                     Ok::<_, RedisError>(())
                 })
diff --git a/redis/src/cluster_async/mod.rs b/redis/src/cluster_async/mod.rs
index 2225062b7..965a05cf8 100644
--- a/redis/src/cluster_async/mod.rs
+++ b/redis/src/cluster_async/mod.rs
@@ -835,7 +835,9 @@ impl<C> Future for Request<C> {
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut task::Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let mut this = self.as_mut().project();
-        if this.request.is_none() {
+        // If the sender is closed, the caller is no longer waiting for the reply, and it is ambiguous
+        // whether they expect the side-effect of the request to happen or not.
+        if this.request.is_none() || this.request.as_ref().unwrap().sender.is_closed() {
             return Poll::Ready(Next::Done);
         }
         let future = match this.future.as_mut().project() {
diff --git a/redis/tests/support/mod.rs b/redis/tests/support/mod.rs
index 8169ee94b..335cd045d 100644
--- a/redis/tests/support/mod.rs
+++ b/redis/tests/support/mod.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ pub fn build_keys_and_certs_for_tls(tempdir: &TempDir) -> TlsFilePaths {
             .arg("genrsa")
             .arg("-out")
             .arg(name)
-            .arg(&format!("{size}"))
+            .arg(format!("{size}"))
             .stdout(process::Stdio::null())
             .stderr(process::Stdio::null())
             .spawn()
diff --git a/redis/tests/test_cluster_async.rs b/redis/tests/test_cluster_async.rs
index 4d0883d47..b690ed87b 100644
--- a/redis/tests/test_cluster_async.rs
+++ b/redis/tests/test_cluster_async.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mod cluster_async {
     };
 
     use futures::prelude::*;
-    use futures_time::task::sleep;
+    use futures_time::{future::FutureExt, task::sleep};
     use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
     use std::ops::Add;
 
@@ -4142,6 +4142,52 @@ mod cluster_async {
             .unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_async_cluster_do_not_retry_when_receiver_was_dropped() {
+        let name = "test_async_cluster_do_not_retry_when_receiver_was_dropped";
+        let cmd = cmd("FAKE_COMMAND");
+        let packed_cmd = cmd.get_packed_command();
+        let request_counter = Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0));
+        let cloned_req_counter = request_counter.clone();
+        let MockEnv {
+            runtime,
+            async_connection: mut connection,
+            ..
+        } = MockEnv::with_client_builder(
+            ClusterClient::builder(vec![&*format!("redis://{name}")])
+                .retries(5)
+                .max_retry_wait(2)
+                .min_retry_wait(2),
+            name,
+            move |received_cmd: &[u8], _| {
+                respond_startup(name, received_cmd)?;
+
+                if received_cmd == packed_cmd {
+                    cloned_req_counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    return Err(Err((ErrorKind::TryAgain, "seriously, try again").into()));
+                }
+
+                Err(Ok(Value::Okay))
+            },
+        );
+
+        runtime.block_on(async move {
+            let err = cmd
+                .query_async::<_, Value>(&mut connection)
+                .timeout(futures_time::time::Duration::from_millis(1))
+                .await
+                .unwrap_err();
+            assert_eq!(err.kind(), std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut);
+
+            // we sleep here, to allow the cluster connection time to retry. We expect it won't, but without this
+            // sleep the test will complete before the the runtime gave the connection time to retry, which would've made the
+            // test pass regardless of whether the connection tries retrying or not.
+            sleep(Duration::from_millis(10).into()).await;
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(request_counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "tls-rustls")]
     mod mtls_test {
         use crate::support::mtls_test::create_cluster_client_from_cluster;