diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Connection.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Connection.java
index 50d7b97..74bcc09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Connection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Connection.java
@@ -206,11 +206,19 @@ public class Connection {
 	return (List<byte[]>) Protocol.read(inputStream);
     }
 
+    public void resetPipelinedCount() {
+        pipelinedCommands = 0;
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public List<Object> getRawObjectMultiBulkReply() {
+        return (List<Object>) Protocol.read(inputStream);
+    }
+
     public List<Object> getObjectMultiBulkReply() {
-	flush();
-	pipelinedCommands--;
-	return (List<Object>) Protocol.read(inputStream);
+        flush();
+        pipelinedCommands--;
+        return getRawObjectMultiBulkReply();
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
index 1f3ac5f..7dfcf07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import redis.clients.util.SafeEncoder;
 
 public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     private int subscribedChannels = 0;
-    private Client client;
+    private volatile Client client;
 
     public abstract void onMessage(String channel, String message);
 
@@ -41,26 +41,46 @@ public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     }
 
     public void unsubscribe(String... channels) {
+	if (client == null) {
+	    throw new JedisConnectionException(
+		    "JedisPubSub is not subscribed to a Jedis instance.");
+	}
 	client.unsubscribe(channels);
 	client.flush();
     }
 
     public void subscribe(String... channels) {
+	if (client == null) {
+	    throw new JedisConnectionException(
+		    "JedisPubSub is not subscribed to a Jedis instance.");
+	}
 	client.subscribe(channels);
 	client.flush();
     }
 
     public void psubscribe(String... patterns) {
+	if (client == null) {
+	    throw new JedisConnectionException(
+		    "JedisPubSub is not subscribed to a Jedis instance.");
+	}
 	client.psubscribe(patterns);
 	client.flush();
     }
 
     public void punsubscribe() {
+	if (client == null) {
+	    throw new JedisConnectionException(
+		    "JedisPubSub is not subscribed to a Jedis instance.");
+	}
 	client.punsubscribe();
 	client.flush();
     }
 
     public void punsubscribe(String... patterns) {
+	if (client == null) {
+	    throw new JedisConnectionException(
+		    "JedisPubSub is not subscribed to a Jedis instance.");
+	}
 	client.punsubscribe(patterns);
 	client.flush();
     }
@@ -84,8 +104,9 @@ public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     }
 
     private void process(Client client) {
+
 	do {
-	    List<Object> reply = client.getObjectMultiBulkReply();
+	    List<Object> reply = client.getRawObjectMultiBulkReply();
 	    final Object firstObj = reply.get(0);
 	    if (!(firstObj instanceof byte[])) {
 		throw new JedisException("Unknown message type: " + firstObj);
@@ -138,9 +159,18 @@ public abstract class JedisPubSub {
 		throw new JedisException("Unknown message type: " + firstObj);
 	    }
 	} while (isSubscribed());
+
+	/* Invalidate instance since this thread is no longer listening */
+	this.client = null;
+
+	/*
+	 * Reset pipeline count because subscribe() calls would have increased
+	 * it but nothing decremented it.
+	 */
+	client.resetPipelinedCount();
     }
 
     public int getSubscribedChannels() {
 	return subscribedChannels;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}