diff --git a/libs/common/RespReadUtils.cs b/libs/common/RespReadUtils.cs
index 4554f97de3..8b93be12e0 100644
--- a/libs/common/RespReadUtils.cs
+++ b/libs/common/RespReadUtils.cs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public static bool ReadSignedLengthHeader(out int length, ref byte* ptr, byte* e
             }
 
             // Validate length
-            if (value > int.MaxValue)
+            if (value > int.MaxValue && (!negative || value > int.MaxValue + (ulong)1)) // int.MinValue = -(int.MaxValue + 1)
             {
                 RespParsingException.ThrowIntegerOverflow(readHead - digitsRead, (int)digitsRead);
             }