diff --git a/src/multi.c b/src/multi.c
index ba3a0cd6caaa0cf96e7fdb883ee0f1ad902efdbb..f0b8fc8566e4c3021ba635142083d00864d87472 100644
--- a/src/multi.c
+++ b/src/multi.c
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ void freeClientMultiState(redisClient *c) {
 }
 
 /* Add a new command into the MULTI commands queue */
-void queueMultiCommand(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd) {
+void queueMultiCommand(redisClient *c) {
     multiCmd *mc;
     int j;
 
     c->mstate.commands = zrealloc(c->mstate.commands,
             sizeof(multiCmd)*(c->mstate.count+1));
     mc = c->mstate.commands+c->mstate.count;
-    mc->cmd = cmd;
+    mc->cmd = c->cmd;
     mc->argc = c->argc;
     mc->argv = zmalloc(sizeof(robj*)*c->argc);
     memcpy(mc->argv,c->argv,sizeof(robj*)*c->argc);
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void execCommand(redisClient *c) {
     int j;
     robj **orig_argv;
     int orig_argc;
+    struct redisCommand *orig_cmd;
 
     if (!(c->flags & REDIS_MULTI)) {
         addReplyError(c,"EXEC without MULTI");
@@ -105,18 +106,22 @@ void execCommand(redisClient *c) {
     unwatchAllKeys(c); /* Unwatch ASAP otherwise we'll waste CPU cycles */
     orig_argv = c->argv;
     orig_argc = c->argc;
+    orig_cmd = c->cmd;
     addReplyMultiBulkLen(c,c->mstate.count);
     for (j = 0; j < c->mstate.count; j++) {
         c->argc = c->mstate.commands[j].argc;
         c->argv = c->mstate.commands[j].argv;
-        call(c,c->mstate.commands[j].cmd);
+        c->cmd = c->mstate.commands[j].cmd;
+        call(c);
 
         /* Commands may alter argc/argv, restore mstate. */
         c->mstate.commands[j].argc = c->argc;
         c->mstate.commands[j].argv = c->argv;
+        c->mstate.commands[j].cmd = c->cmd;
     }
     c->argv = orig_argv;
     c->argc = orig_argc;
+    c->cmd = orig_cmd;
     freeClientMultiState(c);
     initClientMultiState(c);
     c->flags &= ~(REDIS_MULTI|REDIS_DIRTY_CAS);
diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index dbd835054cae6099d02343d1a344ff840614351a..7319bd90802fa5c1ac7bc6297f78895cd5edf807 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ redisClient *createClient(int fd) {
     c->reqtype = 0;
     c->argc = 0;
     c->argv = NULL;
+    c->cmd = NULL;
     c->multibulklen = 0;
     c->bulklen = -1;
     c->sentlen = 0;
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ static void freeClientArgv(redisClient *c) {
     for (j = 0; j < c->argc; j++)
         decrRefCount(c->argv[j]);
     c->argc = 0;
+    c->cmd = NULL;
 }
 
 void freeClient(redisClient *c) {
@@ -947,5 +949,7 @@ void rewriteClientCommandVector(redisClient *c, int argc, ...) {
     /* Replace argv and argc with our new versions. */
     c->argv = argv;
     c->argc = argc;
+    c->cmd = lookupCommand(c->argv[0]->ptr);
+    redisAssert(c->cmd != NULL);
     va_end(ap);
 }
diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index a2a1656bb18ad1ab3776f530c4782a9cd09b31ce..0990d98a619ac2cc792b71fe25570cc28167544e 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -1005,20 +1005,20 @@ struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(char *s) {
 }
 
 /* Call() is the core of Redis execution of a command */
-void call(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd) {
+void call(redisClient *c) {
     long long dirty, start = ustime(), duration;
 
     dirty = server.dirty;
-    cmd->proc(c);
+    c->cmd->proc(c);
     dirty = server.dirty-dirty;
     duration = ustime()-start;
-    cmd->microseconds += duration;
+    c->cmd->microseconds += duration;
     slowlogPushEntryIfNeeded(c->argv,c->argc,duration);
-    cmd->calls++;
+    c->cmd->calls++;
 
     if (server.appendonly && dirty)
-        feedAppendOnlyFile(cmd,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
-    if ((dirty || cmd->flags & REDIS_CMD_FORCE_REPLICATION) &&
+        feedAppendOnlyFile(c->cmd,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
+    if ((dirty || c->cmd->flags & REDIS_CMD_FORCE_REPLICATION) &&
         listLength(server.slaves))
         replicationFeedSlaves(server.slaves,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
     if (listLength(server.monitors))
@@ -1035,8 +1035,6 @@ void call(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd) {
  * and other operations can be performed by the caller. Otherwise
  * if 0 is returned the client was destroied (i.e. after QUIT). */
 int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    struct redisCommand *cmd;
-
     /* The QUIT command is handled separately. Normal command procs will
      * go through checking for replication and QUIT will cause trouble
      * when FORCE_REPLICATION is enabled and would be implemented in
@@ -1048,28 +1046,29 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
     }
 
     /* Now lookup the command and check ASAP about trivial error conditions
-     * such wrong arity, bad command name and so forth. */
-    cmd = lookupCommand(c->argv[0]->ptr);
-    if (!cmd) {
+     * such as wrong arity, bad command name and so forth. */
+    c->cmd = lookupCommand(c->argv[0]->ptr);
+    if (!c->cmd) {
         addReplyErrorFormat(c,"unknown command '%s'",
             (char*)c->argv[0]->ptr);
         return REDIS_OK;
-    } else if ((cmd->arity > 0 && cmd->arity != c->argc) ||
-               (c->argc < -cmd->arity)) {
+    } else if ((c->cmd->arity > 0 && c->cmd->arity != c->argc) ||
+               (c->argc < -c->cmd->arity)) {
         addReplyErrorFormat(c,"wrong number of arguments for '%s' command",
-            cmd->name);
+            c->cmd->name);
         return REDIS_OK;
     }
 
     /* Check if the user is authenticated */
-    if (server.requirepass && !c->authenticated && cmd->proc != authCommand) {
+    if (server.requirepass && !c->authenticated && c->cmd->proc != authCommand)
+    {
         addReplyError(c,"operation not permitted");
         return REDIS_OK;
     }
 
     /* If cluster is enabled, redirect here */
     if (server.cluster_enabled &&
-                !(cmd->getkeys_proc == NULL && cmd->firstkey == 0)) {
+                !(c->cmd->getkeys_proc == NULL && c->cmd->firstkey == 0)) {
         int hashslot;
 
         if (server.cluster.state != REDIS_CLUSTER_OK) {
@@ -1077,7 +1076,7 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
             return REDIS_OK;
         } else {
             int ask;
-            clusterNode *n = getNodeByQuery(c,cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&hashslot,&ask);
+            clusterNode *n = getNodeByQuery(c,c->cmd,c->argv,c->argc,&hashslot,&ask);
             if (n == NULL) {
                 addReplyError(c,"Multi keys request invalid in cluster");
                 return REDIS_OK;
@@ -1096,7 +1095,7 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
      * keys in the dataset). If there are not the only thing we can do
      * is returning an error. */
     if (server.maxmemory) freeMemoryIfNeeded();
-    if (server.maxmemory && (cmd->flags & REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM) &&
+    if (server.maxmemory && (c->cmd->flags & REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM) &&
         zmalloc_used_memory() > server.maxmemory)
     {
         addReplyError(c,"command not allowed when used memory > 'maxmemory'");
@@ -1106,8 +1105,10 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
     /* Only allow SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE in the context of Pub/Sub */
     if ((dictSize(c->pubsub_channels) > 0 || listLength(c->pubsub_patterns) > 0)
         &&
-        cmd->proc != subscribeCommand && cmd->proc != unsubscribeCommand &&
-        cmd->proc != psubscribeCommand && cmd->proc != punsubscribeCommand) {
+        c->cmd->proc != subscribeCommand &&
+        c->cmd->proc != unsubscribeCommand &&
+        c->cmd->proc != psubscribeCommand &&
+        c->cmd->proc != punsubscribeCommand) {
         addReplyError(c,"only (P)SUBSCRIBE / (P)UNSUBSCRIBE / QUIT allowed in this context");
         return REDIS_OK;
     }
@@ -1116,7 +1117,7 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
      * we are a slave with a broken link with master. */
     if (server.masterhost && server.replstate != REDIS_REPL_CONNECTED &&
         server.repl_serve_stale_data == 0 &&
-        cmd->proc != infoCommand && cmd->proc != slaveofCommand)
+        c->cmd->proc != infoCommand && c->cmd->proc != slaveofCommand)
     {
         addReplyError(c,
             "link with MASTER is down and slave-serve-stale-data is set to no");
@@ -1124,20 +1125,20 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c) {
     }
 
     /* Loading DB? Return an error if the command is not INFO */
-    if (server.loading && cmd->proc != infoCommand) {
+    if (server.loading && c->cmd->proc != infoCommand) {
         addReply(c, shared.loadingerr);
         return REDIS_OK;
     }
 
     /* Exec the command */
     if (c->flags & REDIS_MULTI &&
-        cmd->proc != execCommand && cmd->proc != discardCommand &&
-        cmd->proc != multiCommand && cmd->proc != watchCommand)
+        c->cmd->proc != execCommand && c->cmd->proc != discardCommand &&
+        c->cmd->proc != multiCommand && c->cmd->proc != watchCommand)
     {
-        queueMultiCommand(c,cmd);
+        queueMultiCommand(c);
         addReply(c,shared.queued);
     } else {
-        call(c,cmd);
+        call(c);
     }
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
diff --git a/src/redis.h b/src/redis.h
index 2346b4eb08c834bcc77e00d119e039cbec8c944f..693347ef952116d57975977f293945e3c7e036fe 100644
--- a/src/redis.h
+++ b/src/redis.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ typedef struct redisClient {
     sds querybuf;
     int argc;
     robj **argv;
+    struct redisCommand *cmd;
     int reqtype;
     int multibulklen;       /* number of multi bulk arguments left to read */
     long bulklen;           /* length of bulk argument in multi bulk request */
@@ -803,7 +804,7 @@ void popGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int where);
 void unwatchAllKeys(redisClient *c);
 void initClientMultiState(redisClient *c);
 void freeClientMultiState(redisClient *c);
-void queueMultiCommand(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd);
+void queueMultiCommand(redisClient *c);
 void touchWatchedKey(redisDb *db, robj *key);
 void touchWatchedKeysOnFlush(int dbid);
 
@@ -914,7 +915,7 @@ int processCommand(redisClient *c);
 void setupSignalHandlers(void);
 struct redisCommand *lookupCommand(sds name);
 struct redisCommand *lookupCommandByCString(char *s);
-void call(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd);
+void call(redisClient *c);
 int prepareForShutdown();
 void redisLog(int level, const char *fmt, ...);
 void usage();
diff --git a/src/t_list.c b/src/t_list.c
index d88277261650230c17eb510c82b8fc7e2e33ca71..5427293f962a7d821933da970772209929a9e6f3 100644
--- a/src/t_list.c
+++ b/src/t_list.c
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ void blockingPopGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int where) {
                 if (listTypeLength(o) != 0) {
                     /* If the list contains elements fall back to the usual
                      * non-blocking POP operation */
+                    struct redisCommand *orig_cmd;
                     robj *argv[2], **orig_argv;
                     int orig_argc;
 
@@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ void blockingPopGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int where) {
                      * popGenericCommand() as the command takes a single key. */
                     orig_argv = c->argv;
                     orig_argc = c->argc;
+                    orig_cmd = c->cmd;
                     argv[1] = c->argv[j];
                     c->argv = argv;
                     c->argc = 2;
@@ -934,6 +936,7 @@ void blockingPopGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int where) {
                     /* Fix the client structure with the original stuff */
                     c->argv = orig_argv;
                     c->argc = orig_argc;
+                    c->cmd = orig_cmd;
 
                     return;
                 }