diff --git a/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/DefaultClusterTopologyRefresh.java b/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/DefaultClusterTopologyRefresh.java
index e8106fefd6..2f4b04b4c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/DefaultClusterTopologyRefresh.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/DefaultClusterTopologyRefresh.java
@@ -307,11 +307,14 @@ private void openConnections(ConnectionTracker tracker, Iterable<RedisURI> redis
 
         for (RedisURI redisURI : redisURIs) {
 
-            if (redisURI.getHost() == null || tracker.contains(redisURI) || !isEventLoopActive()) {
-                continue;
-            }
+            CompletableFuture<StatefulRedisConnection<String, String>> sync = new CompletableFuture<>();
 
             try {
+
+                if (redisURI.getHost() == null || tracker.contains(redisURI) || !isEventLoopActive()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 SocketAddress socketAddress = clientResources.socketAddressResolver().resolve(redisURI);
 
                 ConnectionFuture<StatefulRedisConnection<String, String>> connectionFuture = nodeConnectionFactory
@@ -319,7 +322,6 @@ private void openConnections(ConnectionTracker tracker, Iterable<RedisURI> redis
 
                 // Note: timeout skew due to potential socket address resolution and connection work possible.
 
-                CompletableFuture<StatefulRedisConnection<String, String>> sync = new CompletableFuture<>();
                 Timeout cancelTimeout = clientResources.timer().newTimeout(it -> {
 
                     String message = String.format("Unable to connect to [%s]: Timeout after %s", socketAddress,
@@ -360,7 +362,10 @@ private void openConnections(ConnectionTracker tracker, Iterable<RedisURI> redis
 
                 tracker.addConnection(redisURI, sync);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-                logger.warn(String.format("Unable to connect to [%s]", redisURI), e);
+                String message = String.format("Unable to connect to [%s]", redisURI);
+                logger.warn(message, e);
+                sync.completeExceptionally(new RedisConnectionException(message, e));
+                tracker.addConnection(redisURI, sync);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/ClusterTopologyRefreshUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/ClusterTopologyRefreshUnitTests.java
index 48cc3e8acc..7c4a920584 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/ClusterTopologyRefreshUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/lettuce/core/cluster/topology/ClusterTopologyRefreshUnitTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import static io.lettuce.TestTags.UNIT_TEST;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Timeout.ThreadMode.SEPARATE_THREAD;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyLong;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -455,6 +457,20 @@ void shouldCloseConnections() {
         verify(connection2).closeAsync();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see <a href="https://github.com/redis/lettuce/issues/3240">Issue link</a>
+     */
+    @Test
+    @org.junit.jupiter.api.Timeout(value = 5, unit = TimeUnit.SECONDS, threadMode = SEPARATE_THREAD)
+    void shouldHandleInvalidUrisWithoutDeadlock() {
+        List<RedisURI> seed = Arrays.asList(RedisURI.create("redis://localhost:$(INVALID_DATA):CONFIG"),
+                RedisURI.create("redis://localhost:$(INVALID_DATA):CONFIG"));
+        CompletionException completionException = Assertions.assertThrows(CompletionException.class,
+                () -> sut.loadViews(seed, Duration.ofSeconds(1), true).toCompletableFuture().join());
+        assertThat(completionException)
+                .hasRootCauseInstanceOf(DefaultClusterTopologyRefresh.CannotRetrieveClusterPartitions.class);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void undiscoveredAdditionalNodesShouldBeLastUsingClientCount() {