diff --git a/ddtrace/contrib/redis_utils.py b/ddtrace/contrib/redis_utils.py
index b6e8623333f..fe9320d15be 100644
--- a/ddtrace/contrib/redis_utils.py
+++ b/ddtrace/contrib/redis_utils.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ async def _run_redis_command_async(ctx: core.ExecutionContext, func, args, kwarg
     parsed_command = stringify_cache_args(args)
     redis_command = parsed_command.split(" ")[0]
     rowcount = None
+    result = None
     try:
         result = await func(*args, **kwargs)
         return result
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/redis-utils-fix-undefined-variable-6c7d2d5ffcd01b41.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/redis-utils-fix-undefined-variable-6c7d2d5ffcd01b41.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5032c366f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/redis-utils-fix-undefined-variable-6c7d2d5ffcd01b41.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fixes:
+  - |
+    redis: This fix resolves an issue in redis utils where a variable may not be declared within a try/catch
\ No newline at end of file