diff --git a/litellm/_redis.py b/litellm/_redis.py
index 69ff6f3f2cb..e2688bf418c 100644
--- a/litellm/_redis.py
+++ b/litellm/_redis.py
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ def _get_redis_kwargs():
     return available_args
 
 
+def _get_redis_url_kwargs(client=None):
+    if client is None:
+        client = redis.Redis.from_url
+    arg_spec = inspect.getfullargspec(redis.Redis.from_url)
+
+    # Only allow primitive arguments
+    exclude_args = {
+        "self",
+        "connection_pool",
+        "retry",
+    }
+
+    include_args = ["url"]
+
+    available_args = [x for x in arg_spec.args if x not in exclude_args] + include_args
+
+    return available_args
+
+
 def _get_redis_env_kwarg_mapping():
     PREFIX = "REDIS_"
 
@@ -98,20 +117,31 @@ def _get_redis_client_logic(**env_overrides):
 def get_redis_client(**env_overrides):
     redis_kwargs = _get_redis_client_logic(**env_overrides)
     if "url" in redis_kwargs and redis_kwargs["url"] is not None:
-        redis_kwargs.pop(
-            "connection_pool", None
-        )  # redis.from_url doesn't support setting your own connection pool
-        return redis.Redis.from_url(**redis_kwargs)
+        args = _get_redis_url_kwargs()
+        url_kwargs = {}
+        for arg in redis_kwargs:
+            if arg in args:
+                url_kwargs[arg] = redis_kwargs[arg]
+
+        return redis.Redis.from_url(**url_kwargs)
     return redis.Redis(**redis_kwargs)
 
 
 def get_redis_async_client(**env_overrides):
     redis_kwargs = _get_redis_client_logic(**env_overrides)
     if "url" in redis_kwargs and redis_kwargs["url"] is not None:
-        redis_kwargs.pop(
-            "connection_pool", None
-        )  # redis.from_url doesn't support setting your own connection pool
-        return async_redis.Redis.from_url(**redis_kwargs)
+        args = _get_redis_url_kwargs(client=async_redis.Redis.from_url)
+        url_kwargs = {}
+        for arg in redis_kwargs:
+            if arg in args:
+                url_kwargs[arg] = redis_kwargs[arg]
+            else:
+                litellm.print_verbose(
+                    "REDIS: ignoring argument: {}. Not an allowed async_redis.Redis.from_url arg.".format(
+                        arg
+                    )
+                )
+        return async_redis.Redis.from_url(**url_kwargs)
     return async_redis.Redis(
         socket_timeout=5,
         **redis_kwargs,
diff --git a/litellm/caching.py b/litellm/caching.py
index 87d99587f82..22e53d6f935 100644
--- a/litellm/caching.py
+++ b/litellm/caching.py
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ class RedisCache(BaseCache):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
+        ### SYNC HEALTH PING ###
+        self.redis_client.ping()
+
     def init_async_client(self):
         from ._redis import get_redis_async_client