diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index ea29a864ce..2c4a1fadff 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -570,7 +570,10 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self.close()
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.close()
+        try:
+            self.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         # In case a connection property does not yet exist
diff --git a/redis/cluster.py b/redis/cluster.py
index 13253ec896..118e67382c 100644
--- a/redis/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/cluster.py
@@ -663,7 +663,10 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self.close()
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.close()
+        try:
+            self.close()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
     def disconnect_connection_pools(self):
         for node in self.get_nodes():