diff --git a/cluster_pipeline.go b/cluster_pipeline.go
index 73d272b..5299b5f 100644
--- a/cluster_pipeline.go
+++ b/cluster_pipeline.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (pipe *ClusterPipeline) Exec() (cmds []Cmder, retErr error) {
 			if err != nil {
 				retErr = err
 			}
-			client.putConn(cn, err)
+			client.putConn(cn, err, false)
 		}
 
 		cmdsMap = failedCmds
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 1986c66..31516f6 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type Cmder interface {
 	setErr(error)
 	reset()
 
-	writeTimeout() *time.Duration
 	readTimeout() *time.Duration
 	clusterKey() string
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ type baseCmd struct {
 
 	_clusterKeyPos int
 
-	_writeTimeout, _readTimeout *time.Duration
+	_readTimeout *time.Duration
 }
 
 func (cmd *baseCmd) Err() error {
@@ -104,10 +103,6 @@ func (cmd *baseCmd) setReadTimeout(d time.Duration) {
 	cmd._readTimeout = &d
 }
 
-func (cmd *baseCmd) writeTimeout() *time.Duration {
-	return cmd._writeTimeout
-}
-
 func (cmd *baseCmd) clusterKey() string {
 	if cmd._clusterKeyPos > 0 && cmd._clusterKeyPos < len(cmd._args) {
 		return fmt.Sprint(cmd._args[cmd._clusterKeyPos])
@@ -115,10 +110,6 @@ func (cmd *baseCmd) clusterKey() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (cmd *baseCmd) setWriteTimeout(d time.Duration) {
-	cmd._writeTimeout = &d
-}
-
 func (cmd *baseCmd) setErr(e error) {
 	cmd.err = e
 }
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index dce10a3..3f2a560 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -33,15 +33,17 @@ func isNetworkError(err error) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
-func isBadConn(err error) bool {
+func isBadConn(err error, allowTimeout bool) bool {
 	if err == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	if _, ok := err.(redisError); ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	if netErr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && netErr.Timeout() {
-		return false
+	if allowTimeout {
+		if netErr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && netErr.Timeout() {
+			return false
+		}
 	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/multi.go b/multi.go
index 7ffc7e0..1a13d04 100644
--- a/multi.go
+++ b/multi.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c *Multi) Exec(f func() error) ([]Cmder, error) {
 	}
 
 	err = c.execCmds(cn, cmds)
-	c.base.putConn(cn, err)
+	c.base.putConn(cn, err, false)
 	return retCmds, err
 }
 
diff --git a/pipeline.go b/pipeline.go
index 8c800be..8caae6b 100644
--- a/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (pipe *Pipeline) Exec() (cmds []Cmder, retErr error) {
 			resetCmds(failedCmds)
 		}
 		failedCmds, err = execCmds(cn, failedCmds)
-		pipe.client.putConn(cn, err)
+		pipe.client.putConn(cn, err, false)
 		if err != nil && retErr == nil {
 			retErr = err
 		}
diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index bde81b5..1b422ec 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessage() (*Message, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *PubSub) putConn(cn *conn, err error) {
-	if !c.base.putConn(cn, err) {
+	if !c.base.putConn(cn, err, true) {
 		c.nsub = 0
 	}
 }
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index 488bfb9..5af7d68 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func (c *baseClient) conn() (*conn, bool, error) {
 	return c.connPool.Get()
 }
 
-func (c *baseClient) putConn(cn *conn, err error) bool {
-	if isBadConn(err) {
+func (c *baseClient) putConn(cn *conn, err error, allowTimeout bool) bool {
+	if isBadConn(err, allowTimeout) {
 		err = c.connPool.Remove(cn, err)
 		if err != nil {
 			Logger.Printf("pool.Remove failed: %s", err)
@@ -51,20 +51,16 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(cmd Cmder) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if timeout := cmd.writeTimeout(); timeout != nil {
-			cn.WriteTimeout = *timeout
-		} else {
-			cn.WriteTimeout = c.opt.WriteTimeout
-		}
-
-		if timeout := cmd.readTimeout(); timeout != nil {
-			cn.ReadTimeout = *timeout
+		readTimeout := cmd.readTimeout()
+		if readTimeout != nil {
+			cn.ReadTimeout = *readTimeout
 		} else {
 			cn.ReadTimeout = c.opt.ReadTimeout
 		}
+		cn.WriteTimeout = c.opt.WriteTimeout
 
 		if err := cn.writeCmds(cmd); err != nil {
-			c.putConn(cn, err)
+			c.putConn(cn, err, false)
 			cmd.setErr(err)
 			if shouldRetry(err) {
 				continue
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(cmd Cmder) {
 		}
 
 		err = cmd.readReply(cn)
-		c.putConn(cn, err)
+		c.putConn(cn, err, readTimeout != nil)
 		if shouldRetry(err) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/ring.go b/ring.go
index 1d9b902..f1ae8ad 100644
--- a/ring.go
+++ b/ring.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (pipe *RingPipeline) Exec() (cmds []Cmder, retErr error) {
 				resetCmds(cmds)
 			}
 			failedCmds, err := execCmds(cn, cmds)
-			client.putConn(cn, err)
+			client.putConn(cn, err, false)
 			if err != nil && retErr == nil {
 				retErr = err
 			}