diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
index 2687f84..50fbe3f 100755
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Pipeline.java
@@ -104,12 +104,18 @@ public class Pipeline extends MultiKeyPipelineBase {
     }
 
     public Response<String> discard() {
+	if (currentMulti == null)
+	    throw new JedisDataException("DISCARD without MULTI");
+
 	client.discard();
 	currentMulti = null;
 	return getResponse(BuilderFactory.STRING);
     }
 
     public Response<List<Object>> exec() {
+	if (currentMulti == null)
+	    throw new JedisDataException("EXEC without MULTI");
+
 	client.exec();
 	Response<List<Object>> response = super.getResponse(currentMulti);
 	currentMulti.setResponseDependency(response);
@@ -118,6 +124,9 @@ public class Pipeline extends MultiKeyPipelineBase {
     }
 
     public Response<String> multi() {
+	if (currentMulti != null)
+	    throw new JedisDataException("MULTI calls can not be nested");
+
 	client.multi();
 	Response<String> response = getResponse(BuilderFactory.STRING); // Expecting
 									// OK
diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/PipeliningTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/PipeliningTest.java
index d3cddd0..29b2f86 100755
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/PipeliningTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/PipeliningTest.java
@@ -272,6 +272,26 @@ public class PipeliningTest extends Assert {
 	assertEquals("world", r3.get());
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = JedisDataException.class)
+    public void pipelineExecShoudThrowJedisDataExceptionWhenNotInMulti() {
+	Pipeline pipeline = jedis.pipelined();
+	pipeline.exec();
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = JedisDataException.class)
+    public void pipelineDiscardShoudThrowJedisDataExceptionWhenNotInMulti() {
+	Pipeline pipeline = jedis.pipelined();
+	pipeline.discard();
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = JedisDataException.class)
+    public void pipelineMultiShoudThrowJedisDataExceptionWhenAlreadyInMulti() {
+	Pipeline pipeline = jedis.pipelined();
+	pipeline.multi();
+	pipeline.set("foo", "3");
+	pipeline.multi();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDiscardInPipeline() {
 	Pipeline pipeline = jedis.pipelined();