diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index db381b59..84a61ca4 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -574,12 +574,12 @@ int zslParseLexRangeItem(robj *item, sds *dest, int *ex) {
     switch(c[0]) {
     case '+':
         if (c[1] != '\0') return C_ERR;
-        *ex = 0;
+        *ex = 1;
         *dest = shared.maxstring;
         return C_OK;
     case '-':
         if (c[1] != '\0') return C_ERR;
-        *ex = 0;
+        *ex = 1;
         *dest = shared.minstring;
         return C_OK;
     case '(':
@@ -652,9 +652,8 @@ int zslIsInLexRange(zskiplist *zsl, zlexrangespec *range) {
     zskiplistNode *x;
 
     /* Test for ranges that will always be empty. */
-    if (sdscmplex(range->min,range->max) > 1 ||
-            (sdscmp(range->min,range->max) == 0 &&
-            (range->minex || range->maxex)))
+    int cmp = sdscmplex(range->min,range->max);
+    if (cmp > 0 || (cmp == 0 && (range->minex || range->maxex)))
         return 0;
     x = zsl->tail;
     if (x == NULL || !zslLexValueGteMin(x->ele,range))
@@ -927,9 +926,8 @@ int zzlIsInLexRange(unsigned char *zl, zlexrangespec *range) {
     unsigned char *p;
 
     /* Test for ranges that will always be empty. */
-    if (sdscmplex(range->min,range->max) > 1 ||
-            (sdscmp(range->min,range->max) == 0 &&
-            (range->minex || range->maxex)))
+    int cmp = sdscmplex(range->min,range->max);
+    if (cmp > 0 || (cmp == 0 && (range->minex || range->maxex)))
         return 0;
 
     p = ziplistIndex(zl,-2); /* Last element. */
diff --git a/tests/unit/type/zset.tcl b/tests/unit/type/zset.tcl
index cf54ae83..a8c817f6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/type/zset.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/type/zset.tcl
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ start_server {tags {"zset"}} {
                               0 omega}
         }
 
-        test "ZRANGEBYLEX/ZREVRANGEBYLEX/ZCOUNT basics" {
+        test "ZRANGEBYLEX/ZREVRANGEBYLEX/ZLEXCOUNT basics" {
             create_default_lex_zset
 
             # inclusive range
@@ -416,6 +416,22 @@ start_server {tags {"zset"}} {
             assert_equal {} [r zrevrangebylex zset \[elez \[elex]
             assert_equal {} [r zrevrangebylex zset (hill (omega]
         }
+        
+        test "ZLEXCOUNT advanced" {
+            create_default_lex_zset
+    
+            assert_equal 9 [r zlexcount zset - +]
+            assert_equal 0 [r zlexcount zset + -]
+            assert_equal 0 [r zlexcount zset + \[c]
+            assert_equal 0 [r zlexcount zset \[c -]
+            assert_equal 8 [r zlexcount zset \[bar +]
+            assert_equal 5 [r zlexcount zset \[bar \[foo]
+            assert_equal 4 [r zlexcount zset \[bar (foo]
+            assert_equal 4 [r zlexcount zset (bar \[foo]
+            assert_equal 3 [r zlexcount zset (bar (foo]
+            assert_equal 5 [r zlexcount zset - (foo]
+            assert_equal 1 [r zlexcount zset (maxstring +]
+        }
 
         test "ZRANGEBYSLEX with LIMIT" {
             create_default_lex_zset