diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index c33b5bc..1ada183 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type clusterNode struct {
 
 	latency    uint32 // atomic
 	generation uint32 // atomic
-	loading    uint32 // atomic
+	failing    uint32 // atomic
 }
 
 func newClusterNode(clOpt *ClusterOptions, addr string) *clusterNode {
@@ -203,21 +203,21 @@ func (n *clusterNode) Latency() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(latency) * time.Microsecond
 }
 
-func (n *clusterNode) MarkAsLoading() {
-	atomic.StoreUint32(&n.loading, uint32(time.Now().Unix()))
+func (n *clusterNode) MarkAsFailing() {
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&n.failing, uint32(time.Now().Unix()))
 }
 
-func (n *clusterNode) Loading() bool {
-	const minute = int64(time.Minute / time.Second)
+func (n *clusterNode) Failing() bool {
+	const timeout = 15 // 15 seconds
 
-	loading := atomic.LoadUint32(&n.loading)
-	if loading == 0 {
+	failing := atomic.LoadUint32(&n.failing)
+	if failing == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if time.Now().Unix()-int64(loading) < minute {
+	if time.Now().Unix()-int64(failing) < timeout {
 		return true
 	}
-	atomic.StoreUint32(&n.loading, 0)
+	atomic.StoreUint32(&n.failing, 0)
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (c *clusterState) slotSlaveNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 	case 1:
 		return nodes[0], nil
 	case 2:
-		if slave := nodes[1]; !slave.Loading() {
+		if slave := nodes[1]; !slave.Failing() {
 			return slave, nil
 		}
 		return nodes[0], nil
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (c *clusterState) slotSlaveNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 			n := rand.Intn(len(nodes)-1) + 1
 			slave = nodes[n]
-			if !slave.Loading() {
+			if !slave.Failing() {
 				return slave, nil
 			}
 		}
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func (c *clusterState) slotClosestNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 
 	var node *clusterNode
 	for _, n := range nodes {
-		if n.Loading() {
+		if n.Failing() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if node == nil || node.Latency()-n.Latency() > threshold {
@@ -561,10 +561,13 @@ func (c *clusterState) slotClosestNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 	return node, nil
 }
 
-func (c *clusterState) slotRandomNode(slot int) *clusterNode {
+func (c *clusterState) slotRandomNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 	nodes := c.slotNodes(slot)
+	if len(nodes) == 0 {
+		return c.nodes.Random()
+	}
 	n := rand.Intn(len(nodes))
-	return nodes[n]
+	return nodes[n], nil
 }
 
 func (c *clusterState) slotNodes(slot int) []*clusterNode {
@@ -742,23 +745,26 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) ProcessContext(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 }
 
 func (c *ClusterClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
+	cmdInfo := c.cmdInfo(cmd.Name())
+	slot := c.cmdSlot(cmd)
+
 	var node *clusterNode
 	var ask bool
 	for attempt := 0; attempt <= c.opt.MaxRedirects; attempt++ {
+		var err error
+
 		if attempt > 0 {
 			time.Sleep(c.retryBackoff(attempt))
 		}
 
 		if node == nil {
-			var err error
-			_, node, err = c.cmdSlotAndNode(cmd)
+			node, err = c.cmdNode(cmdInfo, slot)
 			if err != nil {
 				cmd.setErr(err)
 				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		var err error
 		if ask {
 			pipe := node.Client.Pipeline()
 			_ = pipe.Process(NewCmd("ASKING"))
@@ -780,7 +786,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 
 		// If slave is loading - pick another node.
 		if c.opt.ReadOnly && internal.IsLoadingError(err) {
-			node.MarkAsLoading()
+			node.MarkAsFailing()
 			node = nil
 			continue
 		}
@@ -807,11 +813,9 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// Second try random node.
-			node, err = c.nodes.Random()
-			if err != nil {
-				break
-			}
+			// Second try another node.
+			node.MarkAsFailing()
+			node = nil
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1100,17 +1104,20 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) mapCmdsByNode(cmds []Cmder, cmdsMap *cmdsMap) error {
 
 	cmdsAreReadOnly := c.opt.ReadOnly && c.cmdsAreReadOnly(cmds)
 	for _, cmd := range cmds {
+		slot := c.cmdSlot(cmd)
+
 		var node *clusterNode
 		var err error
 		if cmdsAreReadOnly {
-			_, node, err = c.cmdSlotAndNode(cmd)
+			cmdInfo := c.cmdInfo(cmd.Name())
+			node, err = c.cmdNode(cmdInfo, slot)
 		} else {
-			slot := c.cmdSlot(cmd)
 			node, err = state.slotMasterNode(slot)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		cmdsMap.mu.Lock()
 		cmdsMap.m[node] = append(cmdsMap.m[node], cmd)
 		cmdsMap.mu.Unlock()
@@ -1162,7 +1169,7 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) pipelineReadCmds(
 		}
 
 		if c.opt.ReadOnly && internal.IsLoadingError(err) {
-			node.MarkAsLoading()
+			node.MarkAsFailing()
 		} else if internal.IsRedisError(err) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1529,14 +1536,6 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) cmdInfo(name string) *CommandInfo {
 	return info
 }
 
-func cmdSlot(cmd Cmder, pos int) int {
-	if pos == 0 {
-		return hashtag.RandomSlot()
-	}
-	firstKey := cmd.stringArg(pos)
-	return hashtag.Slot(firstKey)
-}
-
 func (c *ClusterClient) cmdSlot(cmd Cmder) int {
 	args := cmd.Args()
 	if args[0] == "cluster" && args[1] == "getkeysinslot" {
@@ -1547,32 +1546,31 @@ func (c *ClusterClient) cmdSlot(cmd Cmder) int {
 	return cmdSlot(cmd, cmdFirstKeyPos(cmd, cmdInfo))
 }
 
-func (c *ClusterClient) cmdSlotAndNode(cmd Cmder) (int, *clusterNode, error) {
+func cmdSlot(cmd Cmder, pos int) int {
+	if pos == 0 {
+		return hashtag.RandomSlot()
+	}
+	firstKey := cmd.stringArg(pos)
+	return hashtag.Slot(firstKey)
+}
+
+func (c *ClusterClient) cmdNode(cmdInfo *CommandInfo, slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {
 	state, err := c.state.Get()
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, nil, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	cmdInfo := c.cmdInfo(cmd.Name())
-	slot := c.cmdSlot(cmd)
-
 	if c.opt.ReadOnly && cmdInfo != nil && cmdInfo.ReadOnly {
 		if c.opt.RouteByLatency {
-			node, err := state.slotClosestNode(slot)
-			return slot, node, err
+			return state.slotClosestNode(slot)
 		}
-
 		if c.opt.RouteRandomly {
-			node := state.slotRandomNode(slot)
-			return slot, node, nil
+			return state.slotRandomNode(slot)
 		}
-
-		node, err := state.slotSlaveNode(slot)
-		return slot, node, err
+		return state.slotSlaveNode(slot)
 	}
 
-	node, err := state.slotMasterNode(slot)
-	return slot, node, err
+	return state.slotMasterNode(slot)
 }
 
 func (c *ClusterClient) slotMasterNode(slot int) (*clusterNode, error) {