diff --git a/src/redis-benchmark.c b/src/redis-benchmark.c
index 928ec31e0..d30879dc4 100644
--- a/src/redis-benchmark.c
+++ b/src/redis-benchmark.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ int showThroughput(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop, long long id, void *clientData
     UNUSED(id);
     UNUSED(clientData);
 
-    if (config.liveclients == 0) {
+    if (config.liveclients == 0 && config.requests_finished != config.requests) {
         fprintf(stderr,"All clients disconnected... aborting.\n");
         exit(1);
     }