diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 33c5a0ee1b..6744075c72 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ void clusterCommandSlots(client *c) {
      *               3) node ID
      *           ... continued until done
      */
-    connTypeForCaching conn_type = connIsTLS(c->conn);
+    connTypeForCaching conn_type = shouldReturnTlsInfo();
 
     if (detectAndUpdateCachedNodeHealth()) clearCachedClusterSlotsResponse();