diff --git a/internal/pool/pool.go b/internal/pool/pool.go
index da1e381..16e508c 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Get() (*Conn, error) {
 		if !cn.IsStale(p.idleTimeout) {
 			return cn, nil
 		}
-		_ = cn.Close()
+		_ = p.closeConn(cn, errConnStale)
 	}
 
 	newcn, err := p.NewConn()
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Get() (*Conn, error) {
 
 	p.connsMu.Lock()
 	if cn != nil {
-		p.remove(cn, errConnStale)
+		p.removeConn(cn)
 	}
 	p.conns = append(p.conns, newcn)
 	p.connsMu.Unlock()
@@ -218,16 +218,20 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Put(cn *Conn) error {
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) Remove(cn *Conn, reason error) error {
-	_ = cn.Close()
-	p.connsMu.Lock()
 	p.remove(cn, reason)
-	p.connsMu.Unlock()
 	p.queue <- struct{}{}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) remove(cn *Conn, reason error) {
-	p.storeLastErr(reason.Error())
+	_ = p.closeConn(cn, reason)
+
+	p.connsMu.Lock()
+	p.removeConn(cn)
+	p.connsMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (p *ConnPool) removeConn(cn *Conn) {
 	for i, c := range p.conns {
 		if c == cn {
 			p.conns = append(p.conns[:i], p.conns[i+1:]...)
@@ -272,13 +276,12 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Close() (retErr error) {
 	}
 
 	p.connsMu.Lock()
-
 	// Close all connections.
 	for _, cn := range p.conns {
 		if cn == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := p.closeConn(cn); err != nil && retErr == nil {
+		if err := p.closeConn(cn, ErrClosed); err != nil && retErr == nil {
 			retErr = err
 		}
 	}
@@ -292,41 +295,48 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Close() (retErr error) {
 	return retErr
 }
 
-func (p *ConnPool) closeConn(cn *Conn) error {
+func (p *ConnPool) closeConn(cn *Conn, reason error) error {
+	p.storeLastErr(reason.Error())
 	if p.OnClose != nil {
 		_ = p.OnClose(cn)
 	}
 	return cn.Close()
 }
 
-func (p *ConnPool) ReapStaleConns() (n int, err error) {
-	<-p.queue
-	p.freeConnsMu.Lock()
-
+func (p *ConnPool) reapStaleConn() bool {
 	if len(p.freeConns) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	cn := p.freeConns[0]
+	if !cn.IsStale(p.idleTimeout) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	p.remove(cn, errConnStale)
+	p.freeConns = append(p.freeConns[:0], p.freeConns[1:]...)
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func (p *ConnPool) ReapStaleConns() (int, error) {
+	var n int
+	for {
+		<-p.queue
+		p.freeConnsMu.Lock()
+
+		reaped := p.reapStaleConn()
+
 		p.freeConnsMu.Unlock()
 		p.queue <- struct{}{}
-		return
-	}
 
-	var idx int
-	var cn *Conn
-	for idx, cn = range p.freeConns {
-		if !cn.IsStale(p.idleTimeout) {
+		if reaped {
+			n++
+		} else {
 			break
 		}
-		p.connsMu.Lock()
-		p.remove(cn, errConnStale)
-		p.connsMu.Unlock()
-		n++
 	}
-	if idx > 0 {
-		p.freeConns = append(p.freeConns[:0], p.freeConns[idx:]...)
-	}
-
-	p.freeConnsMu.Unlock()
-	p.queue <- struct{}{}
-	return
+	return n, nil
 }
 
 func (p *ConnPool) reaper(frequency time.Duration) {
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool_test.go b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
index ceec428..2c8908f 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool_test.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
@@ -94,20 +94,31 @@ var _ = Describe("ConnPool", func() {
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("conns reaper", func() {
+	const idleTimeout = time.Minute
+
 	var connPool *pool.ConnPool
+	var idleConns, closedConns []*pool.Conn
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		connPool = pool.NewConnPool(
-			dummyDialer, 10, time.Second, time.Millisecond, time.Hour)
+			dummyDialer, 10, time.Second, idleTimeout, time.Hour)
+
+		closedConns = nil
+		connPool.OnClose = func(cn *pool.Conn) error {
+			closedConns = append(closedConns, cn)
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		var cns []*pool.Conn
 
 		// add stale connections
+		idleConns = nil
 		for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
 			cn, err := connPool.Get()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			cn.UsedAt = time.Now().Add(-2 * time.Minute)
+			cn.UsedAt = time.Now().Add(-2 * idleTimeout)
 			cns = append(cns, cn)
+			idleConns = append(idleConns, cn)
 		}
 
 		// add fresh connections
@@ -139,6 +150,17 @@ var _ = Describe("conns reaper", func() {
 		Expect(connPool.FreeLen()).To(Equal(3))
 	})
 
+	It("does not reap fresh connections", func() {
+		n, err := connPool.ReapStaleConns()
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(n).To(Equal(0))
+	})
+
+	It("stale connections are closed", func() {
+		Expect(closedConns).To(HaveLen(3))
+		Expect(closedConns).To(ConsistOf(idleConns))
+	})
+
 	It("pool is functional", func() {
 		for j := 0; j < 3; j++ {
 			var freeCns []*pool.Conn