diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index 2cfcd15..f0fcb8a 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ func (c *PubSub) _subscribe(cn *pool.Conn, redisCmd string, channels ...string)
 	return writeCmd(cn, cmd)
 }
 
-func (c *PubSub) releaseConn(cn *pool.Conn, err error) {
+func (c *PubSub) releaseConn(cn *pool.Conn, err error, allowTimeout bool) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	c._releaseConn(cn, err)
+	c._releaseConn(cn, err, allowTimeout)
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-func (c *PubSub) _releaseConn(cn *pool.Conn, err error) {
+func (c *PubSub) _releaseConn(cn *pool.Conn, err error, allowTimeout bool) {
 	if c.cn != cn {
 		return
 	}
-	if internal.IsBadConn(err, true) {
+	if internal.IsBadConn(err, allowTimeout) {
 		c._reconnect()
 	}
 }
@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ func (c *PubSub) _closeTheCn() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *PubSub) reconnect() {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	c._reconnect()
-	c.mu.Unlock()
-}
-
 func (c *PubSub) _reconnect() {
 	_ = c._closeTheCn()
 	_, _ = c._conn(nil)
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) subscribe(redisCmd string, channels ...string) error {
 	}
 
 	err = c._subscribe(cn, redisCmd, channels...)
-	c._releaseConn(cn, err)
+	c._releaseConn(cn, err, false)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +239,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) Ping(payload ...string) error {
 
 	cn.SetWriteTimeout(c.opt.WriteTimeout)
 	err = writeCmd(cn, cmd)
-	c.releaseConn(cn, err)
+	c.releaseConn(cn, err, false)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -338,7 +332,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveTimeout(timeout time.Duration) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	cn.SetReadTimeout(timeout)
 	err = c.cmd.readReply(cn)
-	c.releaseConn(cn, err)
+	c.releaseConn(cn, err, timeout > 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -446,7 +440,9 @@ func (c *PubSub) initChannel() {
 					hasPing = false
 					_ = c.Ping()
 				} else {
-					c.reconnect()
+					c.mu.Lock()
+					c._reconnect()
+					c.mu.Unlock()
 				}
 			case <-c.exit:
 				return