diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 56a49c85a..d9f7d7384 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -3891,7 +3891,7 @@ int processCommand(client *c) {
         (c->cmd->proc == execCommand && (c->mstate.cmd_flags & (CMD_WRITE | CMD_MAY_REPLICATE)));
     int is_deny_async_loading_command = (cmd_flags & CMD_NO_ASYNC_LOADING) ||
                                         (c->cmd->proc == execCommand && (c->mstate.cmd_flags & CMD_NO_ASYNC_LOADING));
-    int obey_client = mustObeyClient(c);
+    const int obey_client = mustObeyClient(c);
 
     if (authRequired(c)) {
         /* AUTH and HELLO and no auth commands are valid even in
@@ -3924,7 +3924,7 @@ int processCommand(client *c) {
      * However we don't perform the redirection if:
      * 1) The sender of this command is our primary.
      * 2) The command has no key arguments. */
-    if (server.cluster_enabled && !mustObeyClient(c) &&
+    if (server.cluster_enabled && !obey_client &&
         !(!(c->cmd->flags & CMD_MOVABLE_KEYS) && c->cmd->key_specs_num == 0 && c->cmd->proc != execCommand)) {
         int error_code;
         clusterNode *n = getNodeByQuery(c, c->cmd, c->argv, c->argc, &c->slot, &error_code);
@@ -3941,7 +3941,7 @@ int processCommand(client *c) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!server.cluster_enabled && c->capa & CLIENT_CAPA_REDIRECT && server.primary_host && !mustObeyClient(c) &&
+    if (!server.cluster_enabled && c->capa & CLIENT_CAPA_REDIRECT && server.primary_host && !obey_client &&
         (is_write_command || (is_read_command && !c->flag.readonly))) {
         if (server.failover_state == FAILOVER_IN_PROGRESS) {
             /* During the FAILOVER process, when conditions are met (such as