diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
index c79c969..5dc3179 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
@@ -88,19 +88,20 @@ public class Pipeline extends MultiKeyPipelineBase {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Syncronize pipeline by reading all responses. This operation close the
+     * Synchronize pipeline by reading all responses. This operation close the
      * pipeline. In order to get return values from pipelined commands, capture
      * the different Response<?> of the commands you execute.
      */
     public void sync() {
-	List<Object> unformatted = client.getMany(getPipelinedResponseLength());
-	for (Object o : unformatted) {
-	    generateResponse(o);
-	}
+    	if (getPipelinedResponseLength() > 0) {
+            List<Object> unformatted = client.getMany(getPipelinedResponseLength());
+            for (Object o : unformatted) {
+                generateResponse(o);
+            }
+    	}
     }
-
     /**
-     * Syncronize pipeline by reading all responses. This operation close the
+     * Synchronize pipeline by reading all responses. This operation close the
      * pipeline. Whenever possible try to avoid using this version and use
      * Pipeline.sync() as it won't go through all the responses and generate the
      * right response type (usually it is a waste of time).
@@ -108,17 +109,20 @@ public class Pipeline extends MultiKeyPipelineBase {
      * @return A list of all the responses in the order you executed them.
      */
     public List<Object> syncAndReturnAll() {
-	List<Object> unformatted = client.getMany(getPipelinedResponseLength());
-	List<Object> formatted = new ArrayList<Object>();
-
-	for (Object o : unformatted) {
-	    try {
-		formatted.add(generateResponse(o).get());
-	    } catch (JedisDataException e) {
-		formatted.add(e);
-	    }
-	}
-	return formatted;
+        if (getPipelinedResponseLength() > 0) {
+            List<Object> unformatted = client.getMany(getPipelinedResponseLength());
+            List<Object> formatted = new ArrayList<Object>();
+            for (Object o : unformatted) {
+                try {
+                    formatted.add(generateResponse(o).get());
+                } catch (JedisDataException e) {
+                    formatted.add(e);
+                }
+            }
+            return formatted;
+        } else {
+            return java.util.Collections.<Object>emptyList();
+        }
     }
 
     public Response<String> discard() {