diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/gcs_server/gcs_redis_failure_detector.cc b/src/ray/gcs/gcs_server/gcs_redis_failure_detector.cc
index 2fd1179b1..25f8b60ff 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/gcs_server/gcs_redis_failure_detector.cc
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/gcs_server/gcs_redis_failure_detector.cc
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "ray/common/ray_config.h"
 
-extern "C" {
-#include "hiredis/hiredis.h"
-}
-
 namespace ray {
 namespace gcs {
 
@@ -36,13 +32,18 @@ void GcsRedisFailureDetector::Start() {
 }
 
 void GcsRedisFailureDetector::DetectRedis() {
-  auto *reply = reinterpret_cast<redisReply *>(
-      redisCommand(redis_context_->sync_context(), "PING"));
-  if (reply == nullptr || reply->type == REDIS_REPLY_NIL) {
-    RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "Redis is inactive.";
+  auto redis_callback = [this](const std::shared_ptr<CallbackReply> &reply) {
+    if (reply->IsNil()) {
+      RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "Redis is inactive.";
+      callback_();
+    }
+  };
+
+  Status status = redis_context_->RunArgvAsync({"PING"}, redis_callback);
+
+  if (!status.ok()) {
+    RAY_LOG(ERROR) << "Redis is disconnected.";
     callback_();
-  } else {
-    freeReplyObject(reply);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ray/gcs/redis_async_context.cc b/src/ray/gcs/redis_async_context.cc
index 33f388684..42662cf5b 100644
--- a/src/ray/gcs/redis_async_context.cc
+++ b/src/ray/gcs/redis_async_context.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Status RedisAsyncContext::RedisAsyncCommand(redisCallbackFn *fn, void *privdata,
     // `redisvAsyncCommand` will mutate `redis_async_context_`, use a lock to protect it.
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
     if (!redis_async_context_) {
-      return Status::NotImplemented("...");
+      return Status::Disconnected("Redis is disconnected");
     }
     ret_code = redisvAsyncCommand(redis_async_context_, fn, privdata, format, ap);
   }
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ Status RedisAsyncContext::RedisAsyncCommandArgv(redisCallbackFn *fn, void *privd
     // `redisAsyncCommandArgv` will mutate `redis_async_context_`, use a lock to protect
     // it.
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    if (!redis_async_context_) {
+      return Status::Disconnected("Redis is disconnected");
+    }
     ret_code =
         redisAsyncCommandArgv(redis_async_context_, fn, privdata, argc, argv, argvlen);
   }