diff --git a/async.c b/async.c
index 3dad137b9..a3f4f5da2 100644
--- a/async.c
+++ b/async.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int __redisGetSubscribeCallback(redisAsyncContext *ac, redisReply *reply,
     dict *callbacks;
     redisCallback *cb = NULL;
     dictEntry *de;
-    int pvariant;
+    int pvariant, svariant;
     char *stype;
     sds sname = NULL;
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int __redisGetSubscribeCallback(redisAsyncContext *ac, redisReply *reply,
         assert(reply->element[0]->type == REDIS_REPLY_STRING);
         stype = reply->element[0]->str;
         pvariant = (tolower(stype[0]) == 'p') ? 1 : 0;
-
+        svariant = (reply->element[0]->len > 3 && (strncasecmp(stype, "ssu"/*bscrscribe*/, 3) == 0 || strncasecmp(stype, "sun"/*subscribe*/, 3) == 0)) ? 1 : 0;
         if (pvariant)
             callbacks = ac->sub.patterns;
         else
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ static int __redisGetSubscribeCallback(redisAsyncContext *ac, redisReply *reply,
         }
 
         /* If this is an subscribe reply decrease pending counter. */
-        if (strcasecmp(stype+pvariant,"subscribe") == 0) {
+        if (strcasecmp(stype+pvariant+svariant,"subscribe") == 0) {
             assert(cb != NULL);
             cb->pending_subs -= 1;
 
-        } else if (strcasecmp(stype+pvariant,"unsubscribe") == 0) {
+        } else if (strcasecmp(stype+pvariant+svariant,"unsubscribe") == 0) {
             if (cb == NULL)
                 ac->sub.pending_unsubs -= 1;
             else if (cb->pending_subs == 0)
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static int __redisAsyncCommand(redisAsyncContext *ac, redisCallbackFn *fn, void
     dictIterator it;
     dictEntry *de;
     redisCallback *existcb;
-    int pvariant, hasnext;
+    int pvariant, svariant, hasnext;
     const char *cstr, *astr;
     size_t clen, alen;
     const char *p;
@@ -783,8 +783,9 @@ static int __redisAsyncCommand(redisAsyncContext *ac, redisCallbackFn *fn, void
     assert(p != NULL);
     hasnext = (p[0] == '$');
     pvariant = (tolower(cstr[0]) == 'p') ? 1 : 0;
-    cstr += pvariant;
-    clen -= pvariant;
+    svariant = clen > 3 && (strncasecmp(cstr, "ssu"/*bscribe*/, 3) == 0 || strncasecmp(cstr, "sun"/*subscribe*/, 3) == 0);
+    cstr += pvariant + svariant;
+    clen -= pvariant + svariant;
 
     if (hasnext && strncasecmp(cstr,"subscribe\r\n",11) == 0) {
         c->flags |= REDIS_SUBSCRIBED;