diff --git a/redis/connection.py b/redis/connection.py
index 9d29b4aba6..ace1ed8727 100644
--- a/redis/connection.py
+++ b/redis/connection.py
@@ -904,9 +904,11 @@ def read_response(
                 and self._cache.get(self._current_command_cache_key).status
                 != CacheEntryStatus.IN_PROGRESS
             ):
-                return copy.deepcopy(
+                res = copy.deepcopy(
                     self._cache.get(self._current_command_cache_key).cache_value
                 )
+                self._current_command_cache_key = None
+                return res
 
         response = self._conn.read_response(
             disable_decoding=disable_decoding,
@@ -932,6 +934,8 @@ def read_response(
                 cache_entry.cache_value = response
                 self._cache.set(cache_entry)
 
+            self._current_command_cache_key = None
+
         return response
 
     def pack_command(self, *args):
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 65d80e2574..fbc23ae8c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ def test_read_response_returns_cached_reply(self, mock_cache, mock_connection):
         )
         proxy_connection.send_command(*["GET", "foo"], **{"keys": ["foo"]})
         assert proxy_connection.read_response() == b"bar"
+        assert proxy_connection._current_command_cache_key is None
         assert proxy_connection.read_response() == b"bar"
 
-        mock_connection.read_response.assert_called_once()
         mock_cache.set.assert_has_calls(
             [
                 call(
@@ -530,9 +530,6 @@ def test_read_response_returns_cached_reply(self, mock_cache, mock_connection):
                 call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
                 call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
                 call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
-                call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
-                call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
-                call(CacheKey(command="GET", redis_keys=("foo",))),
             ]
         )