diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
index 58699174cd..8caa2f178a 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/commands-queue.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface CommandOptions<T = TypeMapping> {
   typeMapping?: T;
 }
 
-export interface CommandWaitingToBeSent extends CommandWaitingForReply {
+export interface CommandToWrite extends CommandWaitingForReply {
   args: CommandArguments;
   chainId?: symbol;
   abort?: {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const RESP2_PUSH_TYPE_MAPPING = {
 
 export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
   private readonly _maxLength: number | null | undefined;
-  private readonly _waitingToBeSent = new DoublyLinkedList<CommandWaitingToBeSent>();
+  private readonly _toWrite = new DoublyLinkedList<CommandToWrite>();
   private readonly _waitingForReply = new SinglyLinkedList<CommandWaitingForReply>();
   private readonly _onShardedChannelMoved: OnShardedChannelMoved;
 
@@ -153,15 +153,15 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
   }
 
   addCommand<T>(args: CommandArguments, options?: CommandOptions): Promise<T> {
-    if (this._maxLength && this._waitingToBeSent.length + this._waitingForReply.length >= this._maxLength) {
+    if (this._maxLength && this._toWrite.length + this._waitingForReply.length >= this._maxLength) {
       return Promise.reject(new Error('The queue is full'));
     } else if (options?.abortSignal?.aborted) {
       return Promise.reject(new AbortError());
     }
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      let node: DoublyLinkedNode<CommandWaitingToBeSent>;
-      const value: CommandWaitingToBeSent = {
+      let node: DoublyLinkedNode<CommandToWrite>;
+      const value: CommandToWrite = {
         args,
         chainId: options?.chainId,
         typeMapping: options?.typeMapping,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
         value.abort = {
           signal,
           listener: () => {
-            this._waitingToBeSent.remove(node);
+            this._toWrite.remove(node);
             value.reject(new AbortError());
           }
         };
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
       }
 
       node = options?.asap ? 
-        this._waitingToBeSent.unshift(value) :
-        this._waitingToBeSent.push(value);
+        this._toWrite.unshift(value) :
+        this._toWrite.push(value);
     });
   }
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
     if (command === undefined) return;
 
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      this._waitingToBeSent.push({
+      this._toWrite.push({
         args: command.args,
         channelsCounter: command.channelsCounter,
         typeMapping: PUSH_TYPE_MAPPING,
@@ -259,15 +259,19 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
     });
   }
 
-  *waitingToBeSent() {
-    let toSend = this._waitingToBeSent.shift();
+  isWaitingToWrite() {
+    return this._toWrite.length > 0;
+  }
+
+  *commandsToWrite() {
+    let toSend = this._toWrite.shift();
     while (toSend) {
       let encoded: CommandArguments;
       try {
         encoded = encodeCommand(toSend.args);
       } catch (err) {
         toSend.reject(err);
-        toSend = this._waitingToBeSent.shift();
+        toSend = this._toWrite.shift();
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
       this._waitingForReply.push(toSend);
       this._chainInExecution = toSend.chainId;
       yield encoded;
-      toSend = this._waitingToBeSent.shift();
+      toSend = this._toWrite.shift();
     }
   }
 
@@ -294,11 +298,11 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
     this._waitingForReply.reset();
   }
 
-  private static _removeAbortListener(command: CommandWaitingToBeSent) {
+  private static _removeAbortListener(command: CommandToWrite) {
     command.abort!.signal.removeEventListener('abort', command.abort!.listener);
   }
 
-  private static _flushWaitingToBeSent(toBeSent: CommandWaitingToBeSent, err: Error) {
+  private static _flushToWrite(toBeSent: CommandToWrite, err: Error) {
     if (toBeSent.abort) {
       RedisCommandsQueue._removeAbortListener(toBeSent);
     }
@@ -314,9 +318,9 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
 
     if (!this._chainInExecution) return;
 
-    while (this._waitingToBeSent.head?.value.chainId === this._chainInExecution) {
-      RedisCommandsQueue._flushWaitingToBeSent(
-        this._waitingToBeSent.shift()!,
+    while (this._toWrite.head?.value.chainId === this._chainInExecution) {
+      RedisCommandsQueue._flushToWrite(
+        this._toWrite.shift()!,
         err
       );
     }
@@ -328,15 +332,15 @@ export default class RedisCommandsQueue {
     this.decoder.reset();
     this._pubSub.reset();
     this._flushWaitingForReply(err);
-    for (const node of this._waitingToBeSent) {
-      RedisCommandsQueue._flushWaitingToBeSent(node, err);
+    for (const node of this._toWrite) {
+      RedisCommandsQueue._flushToWrite(node, err);
     }
-    this._waitingToBeSent.reset();
+    this._toWrite.reset();
   }
 
   isEmpty() {
     return (
-      this._waitingToBeSent.length === 0 &&
+      this._toWrite.length === 0 &&
       this._waitingForReply.length === 0
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
index 3d43ae55b8..d53f8bec60 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ export default class RedisClient<
       .on('ready', () => {
         this.emit('ready');
         this._setPingTimer();
-        this._scheduleWrite();
+        this._maybeScheduleWrite();
       })
       .on('reconnecting', () => this.emit('reconnecting'))
-      .on('drain', () => this._scheduleWrite())
+      .on('drain', () => this._maybeScheduleWrite())
       .on('end', () => this.emit('end'));
   }
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<
   }
 
   private _write() {
-    this._socket.write(this._queue.waitingToBeSent());
+    this._socket.write(this._queue.commandsToWrite());
   }
 
   private _scheduledWrite?: NodeJS.Immediate;
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ export default class RedisClient<
     });
   }
 
+  private _maybeScheduleWrite() {
+    if (!this._queue.isWaitingToWrite()) return;
+
+    this._scheduleWrite();
+  }
+
   /**
    * @internal
    */
diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
index a841828c3a..86c9923393 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   write(iterator: IterableIterator<Array<RedisArgument>>): void {
-    if (!this._socket) {
-      throw new ClientClosedError();
-    }
+    if (!this._socket) return;
     
     this._socket.cork();
     for (const args of iterator) {