diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
index c4433884144..99c7ea09e5e 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Session/Abstract/Varien.php
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ public function start($sessionName = null)
                 $sessionResource = Mage::getResourceSingleton('core/session');
                 $sessionResource->setSaveHandler();
                 break;
+            case 'redis':
+                /* @var Cm_RedisSession_Model_Session $sessionResource */
+                $sessionResource = Mage::getSingleton('cm_redissession/session');
+                $sessionResource->setSaveHandler();
+                if (method_exists($sessionResource, 'setDieOnError')) {
+                    $sessionResource->setDieOnError(false);
+                }
+                break;
             case 'user':
                 // getSessionSavePath represents static function for custom session handler setup
                 call_user_func($this->getSessionSavePath());