diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
index 5ff842049b..8ec2477cd1 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<
    */
   resetIfDirty() {
     let shouldReset = false;
-    if (this._self.#selectedDB !== this._self.#options?.database ?? 0) {
+    if (this._self.#selectedDB !== (this._self.#options?.database ?? 0)) {
       console.warn('Returning a client with a different selected DB');
       shouldReset = true;
     }