diff --git a/redis.c b/redis.c
index 28e1c64f..8b3f3be2 100644
--- a/redis.c
+++ b/redis.c
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ static void lremCommand(redisClient *c) {
     
     o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1]);
     if (o == NULL) {
-        addReply(c,shared.nokeyerr);
+        addReply(c,shared.czero);
     } else {
         if (o->type != REDIS_LIST) {
             addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);