diff --git a/extra/redisotel/metrics.go b/extra/redisotel/metrics.go
index 77aa5d14..85065402 100644
--- a/extra/redisotel/metrics.go
+++ b/extra/redisotel/metrics.go
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ func milliseconds(d time.Duration) float64 {
 
 func statusAttr(err error) attribute.KeyValue {
 	if err != nil {
+		if  err == redis.Nil {
+			return attribute.String("status", "nil")
+		}
 		return attribute.String("status", "error")
 	}
 	return attribute.String("status", "ok")