diff --git a/redis/cluster.py b/redis/cluster.py
index d7a30cce9a..40e1546abc 100644
--- a/redis/cluster.py
+++ b/redis/cluster.py
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ def _send_cluster_commands(
                         redis_node = self.get_redis_connection(node)
                         try:
                             connection = get_connection(redis_node, c.args)
-                        except (ConnectionError, TimeoutError) as e:
+                        except BaseException as e:
                             for n in nodes.values():
                                 n.connection_pool.release(n.connection)
                                 n.connection = None
@@ -2043,9 +2043,10 @@ def _send_cluster_commands(
                                 backoff = self.retry._backoff.compute(attempts_count)
                                 if backoff > 0:
                                     time.sleep(backoff)
-                            self.nodes_manager.initialize()
-                            if is_default_node:
-                                self.replace_default_node()
+                            if isinstance(e, (ConnectionError, TimeoutError)):
+                                self.nodes_manager.initialize()
+                                if is_default_node:
+                                    self.replace_default_node()
                             raise
                         nodes[node_name] = NodeCommands(
                             redis_node.parse_response,
diff --git a/tests/test_cluster.py b/tests/test_cluster.py
index 70dc509f2f..625f194911 100644
--- a/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -2805,8 +2805,10 @@ def raise_error():
 
             m.side_effect = raise_error
 
-            with pytest.raises(Exception, match="unexpected error"):
-                r.pipeline().get("a").execute()
+            with patch.object(Connection, "disconnect") as d:
+                with pytest.raises(Exception, match="unexpected error"):
+                    r.pipeline().get("a").execute()
+                assert d.call_count == 1
 
         for cluster_node in r.nodes_manager.nodes_cache.values():
             connection_pool = cluster_node.redis_connection.connection_pool
@@ -3127,7 +3129,7 @@ def raise_ask_error():
             assert res == ["MOCK_OK"]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("error", [ConnectionError, TimeoutError])
-    def test_return_previous_acquired_connections(self, r, error):
+    def test_return_previous_acquired_connections_with_retry(self, r, error):
         # in order to ensure that a pipeline will make use of connections
         #   from different nodes
         assert r.keyslot("a") != r.keyslot("b")
@@ -3143,7 +3145,13 @@ def raise_error(target_node, *args, **kwargs):
 
             get_connection.side_effect = raise_error
 
-            r.pipeline().get("a").get("b").execute()
+            with patch.object(NodesManager, "initialize") as i:
+                # in order to remove disconnect caused by initialize
+                i.side_effect = lambda: None
+
+                with patch.object(Connection, "disconnect") as d:
+                    r.pipeline().get("a").get("b").execute()
+                    assert d.call_count == 0
 
         # there should have been two get_connections per execution and
         #   two executions due to exception raised in the first execution
@@ -3153,6 +3161,39 @@ def raise_error(target_node, *args, **kwargs):
             num_of_conns = len(connection_pool._available_connections)
             assert num_of_conns == connection_pool._created_connections
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("error", [RedisClusterException, BaseException])
+    def test_return_previous_acquired_connections_without_retry(self, r, error):
+        # in order to ensure that a pipeline will make use of connections
+        #   from different nodes
+        assert r.keyslot("a") != r.keyslot("b")
+
+        orig_func = redis.cluster.get_connection
+        with patch("redis.cluster.get_connection") as get_connection:
+
+            def raise_error(target_node, *args, **kwargs):
+                if get_connection.call_count == 2:
+                    raise error("mocked error")
+                else:
+                    return orig_func(target_node, *args, **kwargs)
+
+            get_connection.side_effect = raise_error
+
+            with patch.object(Connection, "disconnect") as d:
+                with pytest.raises(error):
+                    r.pipeline().get("a").get("b").execute()
+                assert d.call_count == 0
+
+        # there should have been two get_connections per execution and
+        #   two executions due to exception raised in the first execution
+        assert get_connection.call_count == 2
+        for cluster_node in r.nodes_manager.nodes_cache.values():
+            connection_pool = cluster_node.redis_connection.connection_pool
+            num_of_conns = len(connection_pool._available_connections)
+            assert num_of_conns == connection_pool._created_connections
+            # connection must remain connected
+            for conn in connection_pool._available_connections:
+                assert conn._sock is not None
+
     def test_empty_stack(self, r):
         """
         If pipeline is executed with no commands it should