diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 40d612b..62a8bdf 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import (
 
 const defaultBufSize = 4096
 
-var (
-	noTimeout = time.Time{}
-)
+var noTimeout = time.Time{}
+
+// Stubbed in tests.
+var now = time.Now
 
 type conn struct {
 	netcn net.Conn
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ func newConnDialer(opt *Options) func() (*conn, error) {
 		cn := &conn{
 			netcn: netcn,
 			buf:   make([]byte, defaultBufSize),
+
+			UsedAt: now(),
 		}
 		cn.rd = bufio.NewReader(cn)
 		return cn, cn.init(opt)
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ func (cn *conn) writeCmds(cmds ...Cmder) error {
 }
 
 func (cn *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	cn.UsedAt = time.Now()
+	cn.UsedAt = now()
 	if cn.ReadTimeout != 0 {
 		cn.netcn.SetReadDeadline(cn.UsedAt.Add(cn.ReadTimeout))
 	} else {
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ func (cn *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (cn *conn) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	cn.UsedAt = time.Now()
+	cn.UsedAt = now()
 	if cn.WriteTimeout != 0 {
 		cn.netcn.SetWriteDeadline(cn.UsedAt.Add(cn.WriteTimeout))
 	} else {
diff --git a/export_test.go b/export_test.go
index 4a6de2c..95715b5 100644
--- a/export_test.go
+++ b/export_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package redis
 
-import "net"
+import (
+	"net"
+	"time"
+)
 
 func (c *baseClient) Pool() pool {
 	return c.connPool
@@ -15,3 +18,13 @@ var NewConnDialer = newConnDialer
 func (cn *conn) SetNetConn(netcn net.Conn) {
 	cn.netcn = netcn
 }
+
+func SetTime(tm time.Time) {
+	now = func() time.Time {
+		return tm
+	}
+}
+
+func RestoreTime() {
+	now = time.Now
+}
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 724d241..8c846d0 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -173,18 +173,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 	It("should maintain conn.UsedAt", func() {
 		cn, _, err := client.Pool().Get()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeZero())
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt).NotTo(BeZero())
+		createdAt := cn.UsedAt
+
+		future := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+		redis.SetTime(future)
+		defer redis.RestoreTime()
 
 		err = client.Pool().Put(cn)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeZero())
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt.Equal(createdAt)).To(BeTrue())
 
 		err = client.Ping().Err()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		cn = client.Pool().First()
 		Expect(cn).NotTo(BeNil())
-		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now()))
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt.Equal(future)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
 })