diff --git a/internal/pool/conn.go b/internal/pool/conn.go
index 1dc6e97..e9a2585 100644
--- a/internal/pool/conn.go
+++ b/internal/pool/conn.go
@@ -58,23 +58,31 @@ func (cn *Conn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 }
 
 func (cn *Conn) WithReader(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, fn func(rd *proto.Reader) error) error {
-	tm := cn.deadline(ctx, timeout)
-	_ = cn.netConn.SetReadDeadline(tm)
+	err := cn.netConn.SetReadDeadline(cn.deadline(ctx, timeout))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return fn(cn.rd)
 }
 
 func (cn *Conn) WithWriter(
 	ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, fn func(wr *proto.Writer) error,
 ) error {
-	tm := cn.deadline(ctx, timeout)
-	_ = cn.netConn.SetWriteDeadline(tm)
-
-	firstErr := fn(cn.wr)
-	err := cn.wr.Flush()
-	if err != nil && firstErr == nil {
-		firstErr = err
+	err := cn.netConn.SetWriteDeadline(cn.deadline(ctx, timeout))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return firstErr
+
+	if cn.wr.Buffered() > 0 {
+		cn.wr.Reset(cn.netConn)
+	}
+
+	err = fn(cn.wr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return cn.wr.Flush()
 }
 
 func (cn *Conn) Close() error {
diff --git a/internal/proto/writer.go b/internal/proto/writer.go
index 7e77a3b..cd83d65 100644
--- a/internal/proto/writer.go
+++ b/internal/proto/writer.go
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ func (w *Writer) crlf() error {
 	return w.wr.WriteByte('\n')
 }
 
+func (w *Writer) Buffered() int {
+	return w.wr.Buffered()
+}
+
 func (w *Writer) Reset(wr io.Writer) {
 	w.wr.Reset(wr)
 }
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 33c970c..0ffa75f 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ type badConn struct {
 
 var _ net.Conn = &badConn{}
 
+func (cn *badConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cn *badConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (cn *badConn) Read([]byte) (int, error) {
 	if cn.readDelay != 0 {
 		time.Sleep(cn.readDelay)