ParserError: Protocol error, got "\r" as reply type byte. Please report this.

[LimitedHype]

node:events:368
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^

ParserError: Protocol error, got "\r" as reply type byte. Please report this.
at handleError (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:190:15)
at parseType (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:304:14)
Emitted 'error' event on RedisClient instance at:
at JavascriptRedisParser.returnFatalError (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis/index.js:156:18)
at handleError (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:196:10)
at parseType (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:304:14)
at JavascriptRedisParser.execute (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:533:24)
at Socket. (/Users/xxxx/xxxx/node_modules/redis/index.js:219:27)

[hunkydoryrepair]

I've received this error:

ParserError: Protocol error, got "Ã" as reply type byte. Please report this.

but it is 1 in a billion. could be a legitimate network corruption or bug in the redis server?

[JClackett]

any ideas?? getting blasted by this