diff --git a/spec/helpers/redis_helper.lua b/spec/helpers/redis_helper.lua
index 37d03545fa11..78c00a0a880e 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/redis_helper.lua
+++ b/spec/helpers/redis_helper.lua
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@ local version = require "version"
 local DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 2000
 
 
-local function connect(host, port)
+local function connect(host, port, password)
   local redis_client = redis:new()
   redis_client:set_timeout(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
   assert(redis_client:connect(host, port))
+  if password then
+    assert(redis_client:auth(password))
+  end
   local red_version = string.match(redis_client:info(), 'redis_version:([%g]+)\r\n')
   return redis_client, assert(version(red_version))
 end
 
-local function reset_redis(host, port)
-  local redis_client = connect(host, port)
-  redis_client:flushall()
+local function reset_redis(host, port, password)
+  local redis_client, cursor = connect(host, port, password), "0"
+
+  repeat
+    local result = redis_client:scan(cursor)
+    cursor = result[1]
+    local keys = result[2]
+    for _, key in ipairs(keys) do redis_client:del(key) end
+  until cursor == "0"
+
   redis_client:close()
 end