diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d8eb54..42645e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/).
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+### [2.1.6] - 2024-11-08
+
+- fix missing error handler on redis client [#45](https://github.com/haraka/haraka-plugin-redis/issues/45)
+
 ### [2.1.5] - 2024-04-23
 
 - doc(README): remove spurious markdown link
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e319040..f666319 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ exports.results_init = async function (next, connection) {
   }
 
   connection.notes.redis = redis.createClient(this.redisCfg.pubsub)
+  connection.notes.redis.on('error', (err) => {
+    connection.logerror(this, err.message)
+  })
   await connection.notes.redis.connect()
 
   const pattern = this.get_redis_sub_channel(connection)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe02a64..064d26c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "haraka-plugin-karma",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.1.6",
   "description": "A heuristics scoring and reputation engine for SMTP connections",
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [