diff --git a/java/client/src/main/java/glide/api/RedisClient.java b/java/client/src/main/java/glide/api/RedisClient.java
index 4fa1b14c51..6b40292bc8 100644
--- a/java/client/src/main/java/glide/api/RedisClient.java
+++ b/java/client/src/main/java/glide/api/RedisClient.java
@@ -22,16 +22,23 @@ public class RedisClient extends BaseClient {
      * @return a Future to connect and return a RedisClient
      */
     public static CompletableFuture<RedisClient> CreateClient(RedisClientConfiguration config) {
-        ChannelHandler channelHandler = buildChannelHandler();
-        ConnectionManager connectionManager = buildConnectionManager(channelHandler);
-        CommandManager commandManager = buildCommandManager(channelHandler);
-        // TODO: Support exception throwing, including interrupted exceptions
-        return connectionManager
-                .connectToRedis(config)
-                .thenApply(ignore -> new RedisClient(connectionManager, commandManager));
+        try {
+            ChannelHandler channelHandler = buildChannelHandler();
+            ConnectionManager connectionManager = buildConnectionManager(channelHandler);
+            CommandManager commandManager = buildCommandManager(channelHandler);
+            // TODO: Support exception throwing, including interrupted exceptions
+            return connectionManager
+                    .connectToRedis(config)
+                    .thenApply(ignore -> new RedisClient(connectionManager, commandManager));
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            // Something bad happened while we were establishing netty connection to UDS
+            var future = new CompletableFuture<RedisClient>();
+            future.completeExceptionally(e);
+            return future;
+        }
     }
 
-    protected static ChannelHandler buildChannelHandler() {
+    protected static ChannelHandler buildChannelHandler() throws InterruptedException {
         CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher = new CallbackDispatcher();
         return new ChannelHandler(callbackDispatcher, getSocket());
     }
diff --git a/java/client/src/main/java/glide/connectors/handlers/ChannelHandler.java b/java/client/src/main/java/glide/connectors/handlers/ChannelHandler.java
index f91bbed3db..bce035ea19 100644
--- a/java/client/src/main/java/glide/connectors/handlers/ChannelHandler.java
+++ b/java/client/src/main/java/glide/connectors/handlers/ChannelHandler.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public class ChannelHandler {
     private final CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher;
 
     /** Open a new channel for a new client. */
-    public ChannelHandler(CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher, String socketPath) {
+    public ChannelHandler(CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher, String socketPath)
+            throws InterruptedException {
         this(
                 ThreadPoolAllocator.createOrGetNettyThreadPool(THREAD_POOL_NAME, Optional.empty()),
                 Platform.getClientUdsNettyChannelType(),
@@ -51,14 +52,15 @@ public ChannelHandler(
             Class<? extends DomainSocketChannel> domainSocketChannelClass,
             ChannelInitializer<UnixChannel> channelInitializer,
             DomainSocketAddress domainSocketAddress,
-            CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher) {
+            CallbackDispatcher callbackDispatcher)
+            throws InterruptedException {
         channel =
                 new Bootstrap()
                         .group(eventLoopGroup)
                         .channel(domainSocketChannelClass)
                         .handler(channelInitializer)
                         .connect(domainSocketAddress)
-                        // TODO call here .sync() if needed or remove this comment
+                        .sync()
                         .channel();
         this.callbackDispatcher = callbackDispatcher;
     }