diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index 5e69a324..5a437df6 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -326,24 +326,33 @@ int rdbSaveObject(FILE *fp, robj *o) {
             redisPanic("Unknown set encoding");
         }
     } else if (o->type == REDIS_ZSET) {
-        /* Save a set value */
-        zset *zs = o->ptr;
-        dictIterator *di = dictGetIterator(zs->dict);
-        dictEntry *de;
+        /* Save a sorted set value */
+        if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPLIST) {
+            size_t l = ziplistBlobLen((unsigned char*)o->ptr);
 
-        if ((n = rdbSaveLen(fp,dictSize(zs->dict))) == -1) return -1;
-        nwritten += n;
-
-        while((de = dictNext(di)) != NULL) {
-            robj *eleobj = dictGetEntryKey(de);
-            double *score = dictGetEntryVal(de);
-
-            if ((n = rdbSaveStringObject(fp,eleobj)) == -1) return -1;
+            if ((n = rdbSaveRawString(fp,o->ptr,l)) == -1) return -1;
             nwritten += n;
-            if ((n = rdbSaveDoubleValue(fp,*score)) == -1) return -1;
+        } else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+            zset *zs = o->ptr;
+            dictIterator *di = dictGetIterator(zs->dict);
+            dictEntry *de;
+
+            if ((n = rdbSaveLen(fp,dictSize(zs->dict))) == -1) return -1;
             nwritten += n;
+
+            while((de = dictNext(di)) != NULL) {
+                robj *eleobj = dictGetEntryKey(de);
+                double *score = dictGetEntryVal(de);
+
+                if ((n = rdbSaveStringObject(fp,eleobj)) == -1) return -1;
+                nwritten += n;
+                if ((n = rdbSaveDoubleValue(fp,*score)) == -1) return -1;
+                nwritten += n;
+            }
+            dictReleaseIterator(di);
+        } else {
+            redisPanic("Unknown sorted set enoding");
         }
-        dictReleaseIterator(di);
     } else if (o->type == REDIS_HASH) {
         /* Save a hash value */
         if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {