diff --git a/app/Controller/Setup.php b/app/Controller/Setup.php
index 5ec156d3..72db2a7f 100644
--- a/app/Controller/Setup.php
+++ b/app/Controller/Setup.php
@@ -712,10 +712,19 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
             // collection of DSN specific $conf array (host, port, db,..)
             $dsnData = [];
 
+            /**
+             * @param int    $dbNum
+             * @param string $tag
+             * @return string
+             */
+            $getDbLabel = function(int $dbNum, string $tag) : string {
+                return '<i class="fas fa-fw fa-database"></i> db(' . $dbNum . ') : ' . $tag;
+            };
+
             /**
              * get client information for a Redis client
              * @param \Redis $client
-             * @param array $conf
+             * @param array  $conf
              * @return array
              */
             $getClientInfo = function(\Redis $client, array $conf) : array {
@@ -739,7 +748,7 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
             $getClientStats = function(\Redis $client) use ($f3) : array {
                 $redisStats = [];
 
-                if($client->isConnected()){
+                if($client->isConnected() && !$client->getLastError()){
                     $redisServerInfo = (array)$client->info('SERVER');
                     $redisClientsInfo = (array)$client->info('CLIENTS');
                     $redisMemoryInfo = (array)$client->info('MEMORY');
@@ -812,14 +821,14 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
              * @param string $tag
              * @return array
              */
-            $getDatabaseStatus = function(\Redis $client, string $tag) : array {
+            $getDatabaseStatus = function(\Redis $client, string $tag) use ($getDbLabel) : array {
                 $redisDatabases = [];
-                if($client->isConnected()){
+                if($client->isConnected() && !$client->getLastError()){
                     $dbNum = $client->getDbNum();
                     $dbSize = $client->dbSize();
                     $redisDatabases = [
                         'db_' . $dbNum => [
-                            'label'     => '<i class="fas fa-fw fa-database"></i> db(' . $dbNum . ') : ' . $tag,
+                            'label'     => $getDbLabel($dbNum, $tag),
                             'version'   => $dbSize . ' keys',
                             'check'     => $dbSize > 0,
                             'tooltip'   => 'Keys in db(' . $dbNum . ')',
@@ -847,23 +856,28 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
              * build (modify) $redisConfig with DNS $conf data
              * @param array $conf
              */
-            $buildRedisConfig = function(array $conf) use (&$redisConfig, $getClientInfo, $getClientStats, $getDatabaseStatus){
+            $buildRedisConfig = function(array $conf) use (&$redisConfig, $getDbLabel, $getClientInfo, $getClientStats, $getDatabaseStatus){
                 if($conf['type'] == 'redis'){
                     // is Redis -> group all DNS by host:port
-                    $client = new \Redis();
+                    $uid = $conf['host'] . ':' . $conf['port'];
 
+                    $client = new \Redis();
                     try{
                         $client->pconnect($conf['host'], $conf['port'], 0.3);
+                        if(!empty($conf['auth'])){
+                            $client->auth($conf['auth']);
+                        }
+
                         if(isset($conf['db'])) {
                             $client->select($conf['db']);
                         }
 
                         $conf['db'] = $client->getDbNum();
                     }catch(\RedisException $e){
-                        // connection failed
+                        // connection failed, getLastError() is called further down
                     }
 
-                    if(!array_key_exists($uid = $conf['host'] . ':' . $conf['port'], $redisConfig)){
+                    if(!array_key_exists($uid, $redisConfig)){
                         $redisConfig[$uid] = $getClientInfo($client, $conf);
                         $redisConfig[$uid]['status'] = $getClientStats($client) + $getDatabaseStatus($client, $conf['tag']);
                     }elseif(!array_key_exists($uidDb = 'db_' . $conf['db'], $redisConfig[$uid]['status'])){
@@ -872,6 +886,13 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
                         $redisConfig[$uid]['status'][$uidDb]['label'] .= '; ' . $conf['tag'];
                     }
 
+                    if($error = $client->getLastError()){
+                        $redisConfig[$uid]['errors'][] = [
+                            'label' => $getDbLabel((int)$conf['db'], $conf['tag']),
+                            'error' => $error
+                        ];
+                    }
+
                     $client->close();
                 }
             };
@@ -903,6 +924,7 @@ class Setup extends Controller {
                     'host' => $parts['host'],
                     'port' => $parts['port'],
                     'db'   => !empty($params['database']) ? (int)$params['database'] : 0,
+                    'auth' => !empty($params['auth']) ? $params['auth'] : null,
                     'tag'  => 'SESSION'
                 ];
                 $dsnData[] = $conf;
diff --git a/app/Lib/Api/AbstractClient.php b/app/Lib/Api/AbstractClient.php
index 4a2ce932..6579fa52 100644
--- a/app/Lib/Api/AbstractClient.php
+++ b/app/Lib/Api/AbstractClient.php
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ abstract class AbstractClient extends \Prefab {
                         Config::REDIS_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT
                     )
                 ){
+                    if(!empty($poolConfig['auth'])){
+                        $client->auth($poolConfig['auth']);
+                    }
 
                     if(isset($poolConfig['tag'])){
                         $name = 'pathfinder|php|tag:' . strtolower($poolConfig['tag']) . '|pid:' . getmypid();
diff --git a/app/Lib/Config.php b/app/Lib/Config.php
index e7659ed0..3938915e 100644
--- a/app/Lib/Config.php
+++ b/app/Lib/Config.php
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ class Config extends \Prefab {
         if($matches = (bool)preg_match('/^(\w+)\h*=\h*(.+)/', strtolower(trim($dsn)), $parts)){
             $conf['type'] = $parts[1];
             if($conf['type'] == 'redis'){
-                [$conf['host'], $conf['port'], $conf['db']] = explode(':', $parts[2]) + [1 => 6379, 2 => null];
+                [$conf['host'], $conf['port'], $conf['db'], $conf['auth']] = explode(':', $parts[2]) + [1 => 6379, 2 => null, 3 => null];
             }elseif($conf['type'] == 'folder'){
                 $conf['folder'] = $parts[2];
             }
diff --git a/public/templates/view/setup.html b/public/templates/view/setup.html
index 85ee08bc..30c3ca32 100644
--- a/public/templates/view/setup.html
+++ b/public/templates/view/setup.html
@@ -963,6 +963,14 @@
                                                 </check>
                                             </td>
                                         </tr>
+                                        <repeat group="{{ @redisInformation.errors }}"  value="{{ @redisError }}">
+                                            <tr>
+                                                <td colspan="2">{{ @redisError.label | raw}}: {{ @redisError.error }}</td>
+                                                <td class="text-right"><kbd class="txt-color txt-color-danger">error</kbd></td>
+                                                <td class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-fw fa-exclamation-triangle txt-color txt-color-danger"></i></td>
+                                            </tr>
+                                            {{ @tplCounter('increment', 'cache_danger') }}
+                                        </repeat>
                                         <tr>
                                             <td style="padding: 0"></td>
                                             <td style="padding: 0"></td>