diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index ec4abd1..40d612b 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 const defaultBufSize = 4096
 
 var (
-	zeroTime = time.Time{}
+	noTimeout = time.Time{}
 )
 
 type conn struct {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type conn struct {
 	rd    *bufio.Reader
 	buf   []byte
 
-	usedAt       time.Time
+	UsedAt       time.Time
 	ReadTimeout  time.Duration
 	WriteTimeout time.Duration
 }
@@ -76,19 +76,21 @@ func (cn *conn) writeCmds(cmds ...Cmder) error {
 }
 
 func (cn *conn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	cn.UsedAt = time.Now()
 	if cn.ReadTimeout != 0 {
-		cn.netcn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(cn.ReadTimeout))
+		cn.netcn.SetReadDeadline(cn.UsedAt.Add(cn.ReadTimeout))
 	} else {
-		cn.netcn.SetReadDeadline(zeroTime)
+		cn.netcn.SetReadDeadline(noTimeout)
 	}
 	return cn.netcn.Read(b)
 }
 
 func (cn *conn) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	cn.UsedAt = time.Now()
 	if cn.WriteTimeout != 0 {
-		cn.netcn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(cn.WriteTimeout))
+		cn.netcn.SetWriteDeadline(cn.UsedAt.Add(cn.WriteTimeout))
 	} else {
-		cn.netcn.SetWriteDeadline(zeroTime)
+		cn.netcn.SetWriteDeadline(noTimeout)
 	}
 	return cn.netcn.Write(b)
 }
diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index e2f9f2b..bb713bf 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (p *connPool) closed() bool {
 }
 
 func (p *connPool) isIdle(cn *conn) bool {
-	return p.opt.getIdleTimeout() > 0 && time.Since(cn.usedAt) > p.opt.getIdleTimeout()
+	return p.opt.getIdleTimeout() > 0 && time.Since(cn.UsedAt) > p.opt.getIdleTimeout()
 }
 
 // First returns first non-idle connection from the pool or nil if
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ func (p *connPool) Put(cn *conn) error {
 		Logger.Print(err)
 		return p.Remove(cn, err)
 	}
-	if p.opt.getIdleTimeout() > 0 {
-		cn.usedAt = time.Now()
-	}
 	p.freeConns <- cn
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 3822202..724d241 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -55,21 +55,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 	It("should close", func() {
 		Expect(client.Close()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		err := client.Ping().Err()
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError("redis: client is closed"))
 	})
 
-	It("should close pubsub without closing the connection", func() {
+	It("should close pubsub without closing the client", func() {
 		pubsub := client.PubSub()
 		Expect(pubsub.Close()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		_, err := pubsub.Receive()
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError("redis: client is closed"))
 		Expect(client.Ping().Err()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
-	It("should close multi without closing the connection", func() {
+	It("should close multi without closing the client", func() {
 		multi := client.Multi()
 		Expect(multi.Close()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -77,19 +75,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			multi.Ping()
 			return nil
 		})
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError("redis: client is closed"))
+
 		Expect(client.Ping().Err()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
-	It("should close pipeline without closing the connection", func() {
+	It("should close pipeline without closing the client", func() {
 		pipeline := client.Pipeline()
 		Expect(pipeline.Close()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		pipeline.Ping()
 		_, err := pipeline.Exec()
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError("redis: client is closed"))
+
 		Expect(client.Ping().Err()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
@@ -171,6 +169,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 		err = client.Ping().Err()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
+
+	It("should maintain conn.UsedAt", func() {
+		cn, _, err := client.Pool().Get()
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeZero())
+
+		err = client.Pool().Put(cn)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeZero())
+
+		err = client.Ping().Err()
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+		cn = client.Pool().First()
+		Expect(cn).NotTo(BeNil())
+		Expect(cn.UsedAt).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now()))
+	})
 })
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------