diff --git a/internal/pool/conn.go b/internal/pool/conn.go
index 1095bfe..ac48113 100644
--- a/internal/pool/conn.go
+++ b/internal/pool/conn.go
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ type Conn struct {
 	rdLocked bool
 	wr       *proto.Writer
 
-	InitedAt time.Time
-	pooled   bool
-	usedAt   atomic.Value
+	Inited    bool
+	pooled    bool
+	createdAt time.Time
+	usedAt    atomic.Value
 }
 
 func NewConn(netConn net.Conn) *Conn {
 	cn := &Conn{
-		netConn: netConn,
+		netConn:   netConn,
+		createdAt: time.Now(),
 	}
 	cn.rd = proto.NewReader(netConn)
 	cn.wr = proto.NewWriter(netConn)
diff --git a/internal/pool/export_test.go b/internal/pool/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de7a644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pool/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package pool
+
+import "time"
+
+func (cn *Conn) SetCreatedAt(tm time.Time) {
+	cn.createdAt = tm
+}
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool.go b/internal/pool/pool.go
index 9cecee8..88b059c 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool.go
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) isStaleConn(cn *Conn) bool {
 	if p.opt.IdleTimeout > 0 && now.Sub(cn.UsedAt()) >= p.opt.IdleTimeout {
 		return true
 	}
-	if p.opt.MaxConnAge > 0 && now.Sub(cn.InitedAt) >= p.opt.MaxConnAge {
+	if p.opt.MaxConnAge > 0 && now.Sub(cn.createdAt) >= p.opt.MaxConnAge {
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool_test.go b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
index 0250f9d..07fb48a 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool_test.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool_test.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var _ = Describe("conns reaper", func() {
 				case "idle":
 					cn.SetUsedAt(time.Now().Add(-2 * idleTimeout))
 				case "aged":
-					cn.InitedAt = time.Now().Add(-2 * maxAge)
+					cn.SetCreatedAt(time.Now().Add(-2 * maxAge))
 				}
 				conns = append(conns, cn)
 				staleConns = append(staleConns, cn)
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ var _ = Describe("conns reaper", func() {
 			}
 
 			for _, cn := range conns {
-				if cn.InitedAt.IsZero() {
-					cn.InitedAt = time.Now()
-				}
 				connPool.Put(cn)
 			}
 
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index aca3064..644c8da 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ func (c *baseClient) newConn() (*pool.Conn, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if cn.InitedAt.IsZero() {
-		if err := c.initConn(cn); err != nil {
-			_ = c.connPool.CloseConn(cn)
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	err = c.initConn(cn)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = c.connPool.CloseConn(cn)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return cn, nil
@@ -85,12 +84,10 @@ func (c *baseClient) _getConn() (*pool.Conn, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if cn.InitedAt.IsZero() {
-		err := c.initConn(cn)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.connPool.Remove(cn)
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	err = c.initConn(cn)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.connPool.Remove(cn)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return cn, nil
@@ -121,7 +118,10 @@ func (c *baseClient) releaseConnStrict(cn *pool.Conn, err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *baseClient) initConn(cn *pool.Conn) error {
-	cn.InitedAt = time.Now()
+	if cn.Inited {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cn.Inited = true
 
 	if c.opt.Password == "" &&
 		c.opt.DB == 0 &&