diff --git a/lib/cluster/ClusterSubscriber.ts b/lib/cluster/ClusterSubscriber.ts
index 89b17508..04bc44ae 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/ClusterSubscriber.ts
+++ b/lib/cluster/ClusterSubscriber.ts
@@ -192,9 +192,28 @@ export default class ClusterSubscriber {
       let pending = 0;
       for (const type of ["subscribe", "psubscribe", "ssubscribe"]) {
         const channels = previousChannels[type];
-        if (channels.length) {
+        if (channels.length == 0) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        debug("%s %d channels", type, channels.length);
+
+        if (type === "ssubscribe") {
+          for (const channel of channels) {
+            pending += 1;
+            this.subscriber[type](channel)
+              .then(() => {
+                if (!--pending) {
+                  this.lastActiveSubscriber = this.subscriber;
+                }
+              })
+              .catch(() => {
+                // TODO: should probably disconnect the subscriber and try again.
+                debug("failed to ssubscribe to channel: %s", channel);
+              });
+          }
+        } else {
           pending += 1;
-          debug("%s %d channels", type, channels.length);
           this.subscriber[type](channels)
             .then(() => {
               if (!--pending) {