diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/AerospikeTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/AerospikeTemplate.java
index 02711a45..b900c4b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/AerospikeTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/AerospikeTemplate.java
@@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@ public boolean indexExists(String indexName) {
         try {
             Node[] nodes = client.getNodes();
             for (Node node : nodes) {
+                if (!node.isActive()) continue;
                 String response = InfoCommandUtils.request(client, node, "sindex-exists:ns=" + namespace +
                     ";indexname=" + indexName);
                 if (response == null) throw new AerospikeException("Null node response");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/ReactiveAerospikeTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/ReactiveAerospikeTemplate.java
index 256c6d0a..9e011194 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/ReactiveAerospikeTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/core/ReactiveAerospikeTemplate.java
@@ -1199,6 +1199,7 @@ public Mono<Boolean> indexExists(String indexName) {
         try {
             Node[] nodes = reactorClient.getAerospikeClient().getNodes();
             for (Node node : nodes) {
+                if (!node.isActive()) continue;
                 String response = InfoCommandUtils.request(reactorClient.getAerospikeClient(), node,
                     "sindex-exists:ns=" + namespace + ";indexname=" + indexName);
                 if (response == null) throw new AerospikeException("Null node response");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
index cd97b713..64cb5eaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/aerospike/util/Utils.java
@@ -76,14 +76,11 @@ public class Utils {
      * @return An "Info" value for the given variable from all the nodes in the cluster.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("UnusedReturnValue")
-    public static String[] infoAll(IAerospikeClient client,
-                                   String infoString) {
-        String[] messages = new String[client.getNodes().length];
-        int index = 0;
-        for (Node node : client.getNodes()) {
-            messages[index] = Info.request(client.getInfoPolicyDefault(), node, infoString);
-        }
-        return messages;
+    public static String[] infoAll(IAerospikeClient client, String infoString) {
+        return Arrays.stream(client.getNodes())
+            .filter(Node::isActive)
+            .map(node -> Info.request(client.getInfoPolicyDefault(), node, infoString))
+            .toArray(String[]::new);
     }
 
     public static int getReplicationFactor(IAerospikeClient client, Node[] nodes, String namespace) {