diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
index 37a17b73ae..bcf95390ce 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/cluster-slots.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import RedisClient, { InstantiableRedisClient, RedisClientType } from '../client
 import { RedisClusterMasterNode, RedisClusterReplicaNode } from '../commands/CLUSTER_NODES';
 import { RedisClusterClientOptions, RedisClusterOptions } from '.';
 import { RedisCommandArgument, RedisModules, RedisScripts } from '../commands';
+import { RootNodesUnavailableError } from '../errors';
 
 // We need to use 'require', because it's not possible with Typescript to import
 // function that are exported as 'module.exports = function`, without esModuleInterop
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export default class RedisClusterSlots<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisSc
             if (await this.#discoverNodes(this.#clientOptionsDefaults(rootNode))) return;
         }
 
-        throw new Error('None of the root nodes is available');
+        throw new RootNodesUnavailableError();
     }
 
     async #discoverNodes(clientOptions?: RedisClusterClientOptions): Promise<boolean> {
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
index 66d458522e..a2981d824e 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/cluster/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 import testUtils, { GLOBAL } from '../test-utils';
+import RedisCluster from '.';
 import { ClusterSlotStates } from '../commands/CLUSTER_SETSLOT';
 import { SQUARE_SCRIPT } from '../client/index.spec';
+import { RootNodesUnavailableError } from '../errors';
 
 // We need to use 'require', because it's not possible with Typescript to import
 // function that are exported as 'module.exports = function`, without esModuleInterop
@@ -10,20 +12,14 @@ const calculateSlot = require('cluster-key-slot');
 
 describe('Cluster', () => {
     testUtils.testWithCluster('sendCommand', async cluster => {
-        await cluster.connect();
-
-        try {
-            await cluster.publish('channel', 'message');
-            await cluster.set('a', 'b');
-            await cluster.set('a{a}', 'bb');
-            await cluster.set('aa', 'bb');
-            await cluster.get('aa');
-            await cluster.get('aa');
-            await cluster.get('aa');
-            await cluster.get('aa');
-        } finally {
-            await cluster.disconnect();
-        }
+        await cluster.publish('channel', 'message');
+        await cluster.set('a', 'b');
+        await cluster.set('a{a}', 'bb');
+        await cluster.set('aa', 'bb');
+        await cluster.get('aa');
+        await cluster.get('aa');
+        await cluster.get('aa');
+        await cluster.get('aa');
     }, GLOBAL.CLUSTERS.OPEN);
 
     testUtils.testWithCluster('multi', async cluster => {
@@ -51,6 +47,22 @@ describe('Cluster', () => {
         }
     });
 
+    it('should throw RootNodesUnavailableError', async () => {
+        const cluster = RedisCluster.create({
+            rootNodes: []
+        });
+
+        try {
+            await assert.rejects(
+                cluster.connect(),
+                RootNodesUnavailableError
+            );
+        } catch (err) {
+            await cluster.disconnect();
+            throw err;
+        }
+    });
+
     testUtils.testWithCluster('should handle live resharding', async cluster => {
         const key = 'key',
             value = 'value';
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/errors.ts b/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
index 6af7d70744..464e81c2bb 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/errors.ts
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ export class AuthError extends Error {
         super(message);
     }
 }
+
+export class RootNodesUnavailableError extends Error {
+    constructor() {
+        super('All the root nodes are unavailable');
+    }
+}