diff --git a/redis/conn.go b/redis/conn.go
index 5d7841c6..bc1735c2 100644
--- a/redis/conn.go
+++ b/redis/conn.go
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func (c *conn) readReply() (interface{}, error) {
 			return string(line[1:]), nil
 		}
 	case '-':
-		return Error(string(line[1:])), nil
+		return Error(line[1:]), nil
 	case ':':
 		return parseInt(line[1:])
 	case '$':