diff --git a/modules/ndb_redis/ndb_redis_mod.c b/modules/ndb_redis/ndb_redis_mod.c
index 525c108f0b2..c3c71f6232e 100644
--- a/modules/ndb_redis/ndb_redis_mod.c
+++ b/modules/ndb_redis/ndb_redis_mod.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ MODULE_VERSION
 
 int redis_srv_param(modparam_t type, void *val);
 int init_without_redis = 0;
+
 static int w_redis_cmd3(struct sip_msg* msg, char* ssrv, char* scmd,
 		char* sres);
 static int w_redis_cmd4(struct sip_msg* msg, char* ssrv, char* scmd,
@@ -115,15 +116,8 @@ static int child_init(int rank)
 
 	if(redisc_init()<0)
 	{
-		if (init_without_redis==1)
-		{
-			LM_WARN("failed to initialize redis connections, but initializing module anyway\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
-		else {
-			LM_ERR("failed to initialize redis connections\n");
-			return -1;
-		}
+	  LM_ERR("failed to initialize redis connections\n");
+	  return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c b/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
index 0476ed2d275..02aa7b866be 100644
--- a/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
+++ b/modules/ndb_redis/redis_client.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static redisc_server_t *_redisc_srv_list=NULL;
 
 static redisc_reply_t *_redisc_rpl_list=NULL;
 
+extern int init_without_redis;
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -118,6 +120,12 @@ int redisc_init(void)
 		LM_ERR("error communicating with redis server [%.*s] (%s:%d/%d): %s\n",
 			   rsrv->sname->len, rsrv->sname->s, addr, port, db, rsrv->ctxRedis->errstr);
 	}
+	if (init_without_redis==1)
+	{
+		LM_WARN("failed to initialize redis connections, but initializing module anyway.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return -1;
 err:
 	if (unix_sock_path != NULL) {
@@ -127,6 +135,12 @@ int redisc_init(void)
 		LM_ERR("failed to connect to redis server [%.*s] (%s:%d/%d)\n",
 			   rsrv->sname->len, rsrv->sname->s, addr, port, db);
 	}
+	if (init_without_redis==1)
+	{
+		LM_WARN("failed to initialize redis connections, but initializing module anyway.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return -1;
 }