diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
index 6d0c986..082b197 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Jedis.java
@@ -2783,17 +2783,18 @@ public class Jedis extends BinaryJedis implements JedisCommands, MultiKeyCommand
     }
 
     private Object getEvalResult() {
-	Object result = client.getOne();
-	
+	return evalResult(client.getOne());
+    }
+
+    private Object evalResult(Object result) {
 	if (result instanceof byte[])
 	    return SafeEncoder.encode((byte[]) result);
 
 	if (result instanceof List<?>) {
 	    List<?> list = (List<?>) result;
-	    List<String> listResult = new ArrayList<String>(list.size());
+	    List<Object> listResult = new ArrayList<Object>(list.size());
 	    for (Object bin : list) {
-		listResult.add((bin == null ? null : SafeEncoder
-			.encode((byte[]) bin)));
+		listResult.add(evalResult(bin));
 	    }
 
 	    return listResult;
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ScriptingCommandsTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ScriptingCommandsTest.java
index 90677ee..354bd4f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ScriptingCommandsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ScriptingCommandsTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis.tests.commands;
 
+import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;
+import org.hamcrest.core.CombinableMatcher;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisDataException;
+import redis.clients.util.SafeEncoder;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisDataException;
-import redis.clients.util.SafeEncoder;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.both;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItem;
 
 public class ScriptingCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 
@@ -57,6 +62,15 @@ public class ScriptingCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 	assertEquals(new Long(2), response);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void evalNestedLists() {
+	String script = "return { {KEYS[1]} , {2} }";
+	List<?> results = (List<?>) jedis.eval(script, 1, "key1");
+
+	assertThat((List<String>) results.get(0), listWithItem("key1"));
+	assertThat((List<Long>) results.get(1), listWithItem(2L));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void evalNoArgs() {
 	String script = "return KEYS[1]";
@@ -156,7 +170,10 @@ public class ScriptingCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		assertEquals(results.get(1), "key2");
 		assertEquals(results.get(2), "1");
 		assertEquals(results.get(3), "2");
-
 	}
+
+    private <T> CombinableMatcher<List<T>> listWithItem(T expected) {
+	return both(CoreMatchers.<List<T>>instanceOf(List.class)).and(hasItem(equalTo(expected)));
+    }
 }