diff --git a/src/Cache/Adapter/RedisCacheAdapter.php b/src/Cache/Adapter/RedisCacheAdapter.php
index 46e8f09..8f02660 100644
--- a/src/Cache/Adapter/RedisCacheAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Cache/Adapter/RedisCacheAdapter.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cache\Item\RedisCacheItem;
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Exceptions\CacheInvalidArgumentException;
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Support\RedisConnection;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Psr\Cache\CacheItemInterface;
 use RuntimeException;
 
@@ -205,23 +207,11 @@ protected function supportsItem(CacheItemInterface $item): bool
 
     private function connect(string $dsn): \Redis
     {
-        $r = new \Redis();
-        $parts = parse_url($dsn);
-        if (!$parts) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Invalid Redis DSN: $dsn");
+        try {
+            return RedisConnection::connect($dsn);
+        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $exception) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Invalid Redis DSN: $dsn", 0, $exception);
         }
-        $host = is_string($parts['host'] ?? null) ? $parts['host'] : '127.0.0.1';
-        $port = is_int($parts['port'] ?? null) ? $parts['port'] : 6379;
-        $r->connect($host, $port);
-        if (is_string($parts['pass'] ?? null) && $parts['pass'] !== '') {
-            $r->auth($parts['pass']);
-        }
-        if (is_string($parts['path'] ?? null) && $parts['path'] !== '/') {
-            $db = (int) ltrim($parts['path'], '/');
-            $r->select($db);
-        }
-
-        return $r;
     }
 
     private function map(string $key): string
diff --git a/src/Cluster/Cursor/SqliteCursorStore.php b/src/Cluster/Cursor/SqliteCursorStore.php
index ff596ea..8c54b61 100644
--- a/src/Cluster/Cursor/SqliteCursorStore.php
+++ b/src/Cluster/Cursor/SqliteCursorStore.php
@@ -37,16 +37,11 @@ public function advance(string $eventId): void
 
     public function current(): ?string
     {
-        try {
-            $statement = $this->connection->prepare(
-                'SELECT last_event_id FROM cachelayer_cluster_cursors '
-                . 'WHERE cluster_name = :cluster AND node_id = :node_id LIMIT 1',
-            );
-            $statement->execute([':cluster' => $this->cluster, ':node_id' => $this->nodeId]);
-            $cursor = $statement->fetchColumn();
-        } catch (PDOException $exception) {
-            throw new ClusterCacheException('Unable to read the cluster cursor.', 0, $exception);
-        }
+        $cursor = $this->read(
+            'SELECT last_event_id FROM cachelayer_cluster_cursors '
+            . 'WHERE cluster_name = :cluster AND node_id = :node_id LIMIT 1',
+            'Unable to read the cluster cursor.',
+        );
 
         return is_string($cursor) && $cursor !== '' ? $cursor : null;
     }
@@ -58,16 +53,11 @@ public function reset(?string $eventId): void
 
     public function updatedAt(): ?int
     {
-        try {
-            $statement = $this->connection->prepare(
-                'SELECT updated_at FROM cachelayer_cluster_cursors '
-                . 'WHERE cluster_name = :cluster AND node_id = :node_id LIMIT 1',
-            );
-            $statement->execute([':cluster' => $this->cluster, ':node_id' => $this->nodeId]);
-            $updatedAt = $statement->fetchColumn();
-        } catch (PDOException $exception) {
-            throw new ClusterCacheException('Unable to read the cluster cursor update time.', 0, $exception);
-        }
+        $updatedAt = $this->read(
+            'SELECT updated_at FROM cachelayer_cluster_cursors '
+            . 'WHERE cluster_name = :cluster AND node_id = :node_id LIMIT 1',
+            'Unable to read the cluster cursor update time.',
+        );
 
         return is_int($updatedAt) || (is_string($updatedAt) && ctype_digit($updatedAt))
             ? (int) $updatedAt
@@ -87,6 +77,18 @@ private function createSchemaIfMissing(): void
         }
     }
 
+    private function read(string $sql, string $failureMessage): mixed
+    {
+        try {
+            $statement = $this->connection->prepare($sql);
+            $statement->execute([':cluster' => $this->cluster, ':node_id' => $this->nodeId]);
+
+            return $statement->fetchColumn();
+        } catch (PDOException $exception) {
+            throw new ClusterCacheException($failureMessage, 0, $exception);
+        }
+    }
+
     private function write(?string $eventId): void
     {
         try {
diff --git a/src/Cluster/Transport/EventField.php b/src/Cluster/Transport/EventField.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f5942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cluster/Transport/EventField.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Transport;
+
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Exception\ClusterTransportException;
+
+final class EventField
+{
+    public static function requiredString(
+        mixed $fields,
+        string $name,
+        string $invalidFieldsMessage,
+        string $invalidValueMessage,
+    ): string {
+        if (!is_array($fields)) {
+            throw new ClusterTransportException($invalidFieldsMessage);
+        }
+
+        $value = $fields[$name] ?? null;
+        if (!is_string($value) || $value === '') {
+            throw new ClusterTransportException($invalidValueMessage);
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Cluster/Transport/Pdo/PdoInvalidationTransport.php b/src/Cluster/Transport/Pdo/PdoInvalidationTransport.php
index 56838d2..8ed481b 100644
--- a/src/Cluster/Transport/Pdo/PdoInvalidationTransport.php
+++ b/src/Cluster/Transport/Pdo/PdoInvalidationTransport.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Event\InvalidationEvent;
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Event\InvalidationEventType;
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Exception\ClusterTransportException;
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Transport\EventField;
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Transport\InvalidationTransportInspectorInterface;
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Cluster\Transport\TransactionalInvalidationTransportInterface;
 use PDO;
@@ -329,16 +330,12 @@ private function pruneSql(): string
 
     private function requiredString(mixed $row, string $key): string
     {
-        if (!is_array($row)) {
-            throw new ClusterTransportException('Invalid PDO transport event row.');
-        }
-
-        $value = $row[$key] ?? null;
-        if (!is_string($value) || $value === '') {
-            throw new ClusterTransportException("Invalid {$key} returned by PDO transport.");
-        }
-
-        return $value;
+        return EventField::requiredString(
+            $row,
+            $key,
+            'Invalid PDO transport event row.',
+            "Invalid {$key} returned by PDO transport.",
+        );
     }
 
     private function timestampFromValue(mixed $value): int
diff --git a/src/Cluster/Transport/RedisStreamInvalidationTransport.php b/src/Cluster/Transport/RedisStreamInvalidationTransport.php
index ac9272e..096a310 100644
--- a/src/Cluster/Transport/RedisStreamInvalidationTransport.php
+++ b/src/Cluster/Transport/RedisStreamInvalidationTransport.php
@@ -158,16 +158,12 @@ private function eventFromFields(string $id, array $fields): InvalidationEvent
 
     private function field(mixed $fields, string $name): string
     {
-        if (!is_array($fields)) {
-            throw new ClusterTransportException('Redis Stream event fields must be an array.');
-        }
-
-        $value = $fields[$name] ?? null;
-        if (!is_string($value) || $value === '') {
-            throw new ClusterTransportException("Redis Stream event has an invalid {$name} field.");
-        }
-
-        return $value;
+        return EventField::requiredString(
+            $fields,
+            $name,
+            'Redis Stream event fields must be an array.',
+            "Redis Stream event has an invalid {$name} field.",
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Counter/AtomicCounters.php b/src/Counter/AtomicCounters.php
index 726bd56..5bc623d 100644
--- a/src/Counter/AtomicCounters.php
+++ b/src/Counter/AtomicCounters.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 namespace Infocyph\CacheLayer\Counter;
 
 use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Counter\Exception\AtomicCounterException;
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Support\RedisConnection;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 
 final class AtomicCounters
 {
@@ -30,22 +32,10 @@ public static function valkey(
 
     private static function connect(string $dsn): \Redis
     {
-        $parts = parse_url($dsn);
-        if (!is_array($parts)) {
-            throw new AtomicCounterException("Invalid Redis-compatible DSN: {$dsn}");
+        try {
+            return RedisConnection::connect($dsn);
+        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $exception) {
+            throw new AtomicCounterException("Invalid Redis-compatible DSN: {$dsn}", 0, $exception);
         }
-
-        $client = new \Redis();
-        $host = is_string($parts['host'] ?? null) ? $parts['host'] : '127.0.0.1';
-        $port = is_int($parts['port'] ?? null) ? $parts['port'] : 6379;
-        $client->connect($host, $port);
-        if (is_string($parts['pass'] ?? null) && $parts['pass'] !== '') {
-            $client->auth($parts['pass']);
-        }
-        if (is_string($parts['path'] ?? null) && $parts['path'] !== '/') {
-            $client->select((int) ltrim($parts['path'], '/'));
-        }
-
-        return $client;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Support/RedisConnection.php b/src/Support/RedisConnection.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2386d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Support/RedisConnection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Infocyph\CacheLayer\Support;
+
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
+final class RedisConnection
+{
+    public static function connect(string $dsn): \Redis
+    {
+        $parts = parse_url($dsn);
+        if (!is_array($parts)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid Redis-compatible DSN.');
+        }
+
+        $connection = new \Redis();
+        $host = is_string($parts['host'] ?? null) ? $parts['host'] : '127.0.0.1';
+        $port = is_int($parts['port'] ?? null) ? $parts['port'] : 6379;
+        $connection->connect($host, $port);
+        if (is_string($parts['pass'] ?? null) && $parts['pass'] !== '') {
+            $connection->auth($parts['pass']);
+        }
+        if (is_string($parts['path'] ?? null) && $parts['path'] !== '/') {
+            $connection->select((int) ltrim($parts['path'], '/'));
+        }
+
+        return $connection;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Support/RedisConnectionTest.php b/tests/Support/RedisConnectionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc3368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Support/RedisConnectionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Infocyph\CacheLayer\Support\RedisConnection;
+
+test('redis connection rejects malformed DSNs before creating a client', function () {
+    expect(fn () => RedisConnection::connect('redis://'))
+        ->toThrow(\InvalidArgumentException::class, 'Invalid Redis-compatible DSN.');
+});