diff --git a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
index fa15b344fe6..4d6075f4cb9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/RedisEngine.php
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public function init($settings = array()) {
  * @return boolean True if Redis server was connected
  */
 	protected function _connect() {
-		$return = false;
 		try {
 			$this->_Redis = new Redis();
 			if (!empty($this->settings['unix_socket'])) {
@@ -91,15 +90,15 @@ protected function _connect() {
 				$return = $this->_Redis->pconnect($this->settings['server'], $this->settings['port'], $this->settings['timeout'], $persistentId);
 			}
 		} catch (RedisException $e) {
-			return false;
+			$return = false;
 		}
-		if ($return && $this->settings['password']) {
-			$return = $this->_Redis->auth($this->settings['password']);
+		if (!$return) {
+			return false;
 		}
-		if ($return) {
-			$return = $this->_Redis->select($this->settings['database']);
+		if ($this->settings['password'] && !$this->_Redis->auth($this->settings['password'])) {
+			return false;
 		}
-		return $return;
+		return $this->_Redis->select($this->settings['database']);
 	}
 
 /**