diff --git a/lib/commands/GET.ts b/lib/commands/GET.ts
index 6c6475a9d2..541790e54e 100644
--- a/lib/commands/GET.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/GET.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TransformArgumentsReply } from '.';
-import { transformReplyString } from './generic-transformers';
+import { transformReplyStringNull } from './generic-transformers';
 
 export const FIRST_KEY_INDEX = 1;
 
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ export function transformArguments(key: string | Buffer): TransformArgumentsRepl
     return ['GET', key];
 }
 
-export const transformReply = transformReplyString;
+export const transformReply = transformReplyStringNull;
diff --git a/lib/commands/GET_BUFFER.ts b/lib/commands/GET_BUFFER.ts
index 3d6f454898..9d28196113 100644
--- a/lib/commands/GET_BUFFER.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/GET_BUFFER.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { transformReplyBuffer } from './generic-transformers';
+import { transformReplyBufferNull } from './generic-transformers';
 
 export { FIRST_KEY_INDEX, IS_READ_ONLY, transformArguments } from './GET';
 
 export const BUFFER_MODE = true;
 
-export const transformReply = transformReplyBuffer;
+export const transformReply = transformReplyBufferNull;
diff --git a/lib/commands/generic-transformers.ts b/lib/commands/generic-transformers.ts
index 496745cb1f..bbc12ee113 100644
--- a/lib/commands/generic-transformers.ts
+++ b/lib/commands/generic-transformers.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ export function transformReplyString(reply: string): string {
     return reply;
 }
 
-export function transformReplyBuffer(reply: Buffer): Buffer {
-    return reply;
-}
-
 export function transformReplyStringNull(reply: string | null): string | null {
     return reply;
 }
@@ -54,6 +50,10 @@ export function transformReplyBit(reply: BitValue): BitValue {
     return reply;
 }
 
+export function transformReplyBufferNull(reply: Buffer | null): Buffer | null {
+    return reply;
+}
+
 export function transformReplyVoid(): void {}
 
 export interface ScanOptions {