diff --git a/litellm/caching/redis_cache.py b/litellm/caching/redis_cache.py
index dd1c152a421..e0bfcac3a28 100644
--- a/litellm/caching/redis_cache.py
+++ b/litellm/caching/redis_cache.py
@@ -1286,17 +1286,15 @@ class RedisCache(BaseCache):
         Returns:
             dict: {"status": "success" | "failed", "message": str, "error": Optional[str]}
         """
+        from .._redis import get_redis_async_client
+
         try:
-            import redis.asyncio as redis_async
+            redis_client = get_redis_async_client(**self.redis_kwargs)
 
-            # Create a fresh Redis client with current settings
-            redis_client = redis_async.Redis(**self.redis_kwargs)
-
-            # Test the connection
-            ping_result = await redis_client.ping()  # type: ignore[misc]
-
-            # Close the connection
-            await redis_client.aclose()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            try:
+                ping_result = await redis_client.ping()  # type: ignore[misc]
+            finally:
+                await redis_client.aclose()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
             if ping_result:
                 return {
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_redis_cache.py b/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_redis_cache.py
index a2e18a62638..995d110e0e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_redis_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/caching/test_redis_cache.py
@@ -428,3 +428,46 @@ def test_delete_cache_namespaces_key(namespace, expected, monkeypatch, redis_no_
     redis_cache.redis_client = mock_client
     redis_cache.delete_cache(key="k")
     mock_client.delete.assert_called_once_with(expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_test_connection_with_url_pings_url_target(monkeypatch, redis_no_ping):
+    """A url-mode cache must connect through redis.asyncio.Redis.from_url.
+
+    Building the client with `Redis(**redis_kwargs)` instead blows up with
+    "Redis.__init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'url'", so the admin
+    UI's "Test Connection" always fails for a redis:// url.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.delenv("REDIS_HOST", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("REDIS_URL", raising=False)
+    redis_cache = RedisCache(url="redis://cache-host:6380")
+
+    mock_client = AsyncMock()
+    mock_client.ping.return_value = True
+    with patch(
+        "litellm._redis.async_redis.Redis.from_url", return_value=mock_client
+    ) as mock_from_url:
+        result = await redis_cache.test_connection()
+
+    assert result["status"] == "success"
+    assert mock_from_url.call_args.kwargs["url"] == "redis://cache-host:6380"
+    mock_client.ping.assert_awaited_once()
+    mock_client.aclose.assert_awaited_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_test_connection_with_host_pings_host_target(monkeypatch, redis_no_ping):
+    """Host-mode configs keep connecting with the discrete host/port kwargs."""
+    monkeypatch.delenv("REDIS_URL", raising=False)
+    redis_cache = RedisCache(host="cache-host", port=6380, password="hunter2")
+
+    mock_client = AsyncMock()
+    mock_client.ping.return_value = True
+    with patch("litellm._redis.async_redis.Redis", return_value=mock_client) as mock_redis:
+        result = await redis_cache.test_connection()
+
+    assert result["status"] == "success"
+    assert mock_redis.call_args.kwargs["host"] == "cache-host"
+    assert mock_redis.call_args.kwargs["port"] == 6380
+    assert mock_redis.call_args.kwargs["password"] == "hunter2"
+    mock_client.ping.assert_awaited_once()