diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index bf256edc4..1324c6e14 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -1469,6 +1469,14 @@ int redisDbPersistentData::removeSubkeyExpire(robj *key, robj *subkey) {
     return found;
 }
 
+void redisDbPersistentData::resortExpire(expireEntry &e)
+{
+    auto itr = m_setexpire->find(e.key());
+    expireEntry eT = std::move(e);
+    m_setexpire->erase(itr);
+    m_setexpire->insert(eT);
+}
+
 /* Set an expire to the specified key. If the expire is set in the context
  * of an user calling a command 'c' is the client, otherwise 'c' is set
  * to NULL. The 'when' parameter is the absolute unix time in milliseconds
diff --git a/src/expire.cpp b/src/expire.cpp
index b7cb49eaf..34051b521 100644
--- a/src/expire.cpp
+++ b/src/expire.cpp
@@ -132,15 +132,17 @@ void activeExpireCycleExpire(redisDb *db, expireEntry &e, long long now) {
         pfat->popfrontExpireEntry();
     }
 
+    robj *keyobj = nullptr;
+
+    if (deleted || pfat->FEmpty())
+        keyobj = createStringObject(e.key(),sdslen(e.key()));
+
     if (deleted)
     {
         if (!pfat->FEmpty())
         {
             // We need to resort the expire entry since it may no longer be in the correct position
-            auto itr = db->setexpire->find(e.key());
-            expireEntry eT = std::move(e);
-            db->setexpire->erase(itr);
-            db->setexpire->insert(eT);
+            db->resortExpire(e);
         }
 
         robj objT;
@@ -156,10 +158,11 @@ void activeExpireCycleExpire(redisDb *db, expireEntry &e, long long now) {
 
     if (pfat->FEmpty())
     {
-        robj *keyobj = createStringObject(e.key(),sdslen(e.key()));
         removeExpire(db, keyobj);
-        decrRefCount(keyobj);
     }
+
+    if (keyobj)
+        decrRefCount(keyobj);
 }
 
 int parseUnitString(const char *sz)
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 7f1953098..6651837b7 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ public:
     size_t expireSize() const { return m_setexpire->size(); }
     int removeExpire(robj *key, dict_iter itr);
     int removeSubkeyExpire(robj *key, robj *subkey);
+    void resortExpire(expireEntry &e);
     void clear(void(callback)(void*));
     void emptyDbAsync();
     // Note: If you do not need the obj then use the objless iterator version.  It's faster
@@ -1468,6 +1469,7 @@ struct redisDb : public redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot
     using redisDbPersistentData::consolidate_snapshot;
     using redisDbPersistentData::removeAllCachedValues;
     using redisDbPersistentData::dictUnsafeKeyOnly;
+    using redisDbPersistentData::resortExpire;
 
 public:
     expireset::setiter expireitr;