diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 3b122f4c8c..a55d44e7d8 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 HEAD
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+- Fix: Do not connect to redis at ruby vm exit when not needed. [#4501] 
 - Remove Redis connection naming [#4479]
 
 6.0.6
diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb b/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
index 11f3d90dc4..2c7a95e9e8 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
@@ -100,15 +100,17 @@ def self.flush_stats
       nowdate = Time.now.utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
       fails = Processor::FAILURE.reset
       procd = Processor::PROCESSED.reset
-      Sidekiq.redis do |conn|
-        conn.pipelined do
-          conn.incrby("stat:processed", procd)
-          conn.incrby("stat:processed:#{nowdate}", procd)
-          conn.expire("stat:processed:#{nowdate}", STATS_TTL)
+      if fails + procd > 0
+        Sidekiq.redis do |conn|
+          conn.pipelined do
+            conn.incrby("stat:processed", procd)
+            conn.incrby("stat:processed:#{nowdate}", procd)
+            conn.expire("stat:processed:#{nowdate}", STATS_TTL)
 
-          conn.incrby("stat:failed", fails)
-          conn.incrby("stat:failed:#{nowdate}", fails)
-          conn.expire("stat:failed:#{nowdate}", STATS_TTL)
+            conn.incrby("stat:failed", fails)
+            conn.incrby("stat:failed:#{nowdate}", fails)
+            conn.expire("stat:failed:#{nowdate}", STATS_TTL)
+          end
         end
       end
     end