diff --git a/src/client/pool.rs b/src/client/pool.rs
index b112979f64..5a1afee541 100644
--- a/src/client/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/pool.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::io;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, BitAndAssign};
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use futures::{Future, Async, Poll};
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
                 status: Rc::new(Cell::new(TimedKA::Busy)),
             },
             key: key,
-            pool: self.clone(),
+            pool: Rc::downgrade(&self.inner),
         }
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
         Pooled {
             entry: entry,
             key: key,
-            pool: self.clone(),
+            pool: Rc::downgrade(&self.inner),
         }
     }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl<T> Clone for Pool<T> {
 pub struct Pooled<T> {
     entry: Entry<T>,
     key: Rc<String>,
-    pool: Pool<T>,
+    pool: Weak<RefCell<PoolInner<T>>>,
 }
 
 impl<T> Deref for Pooled<T> {
@@ -194,8 +194,16 @@ impl<T: Clone> KeepAlive for Pooled<T> {
             return;
         }
         self.entry.is_reused = true;
-        if self.pool.is_enabled() {
-            self.pool.put(self.key.clone(), self.entry.clone());
+        if let Some(inner) = self.pool.upgrade() {
+            let mut pool = Pool {
+                inner: inner,
+            };
+            if pool.is_enabled() {
+                pool.put(self.key.clone(), self.entry.clone());
+            }
+        } else {
+            trace!("pool dropped, dropping pooled ({:?})", self.key);
+            self.entry.status.set(TimedKA::Disabled);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/proto/conn.rs b/src/proto/conn.rs
index e6e09dd45c..3530bed552 100644
--- a/src/proto/conn.rs
+++ b/src/proto/conn.rs
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
         //
         // When writing finishes, we need to wake the task up in case there
         // is more reading that can be done, to start a new message.
+
+
+
         let wants_read = match self.state.reading {
             Reading::Body(..) |
             Reading::KeepAlive => return,
@@ -242,13 +245,19 @@ where I: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite,
             Reading::Closed => false,
         };
 
-        match self.state.writing {
+        let wants_write = match self.state.writing {
             Writing::Continue(..) |
             Writing::Body(..) |
             Writing::Ending(..) => return,
-            Writing::Init |
-            Writing::KeepAlive |
-            Writing::Closed => (),
+            Writing::Init => true,
+            Writing::KeepAlive => false,
+            Writing::Closed => false,
+        };
+
+        // if the client is at Reading::Init and Writing::Init,
+        // it's not actually looking for a read, but a write.
+        if wants_write && !T::should_read_first() {
+            return;
         }
 
         if !self.io.is_read_blocked() {
@@ -704,9 +713,13 @@ impl<B, K: KeepAlive> State<B, K> {
 
     fn idle(&mut self) {
         self.method = None;
-        self.reading = Reading::Init;
-        self.writing = Writing::Init;
         self.keep_alive.idle();
+        if self.is_idle() {
+            self.reading = Reading::Init;
+            self.writing = Writing::Init;
+        } else {
+            self.close();
+        }
     }
 
     fn is_idle(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
index 2120b9dc32..c3a7af50a1 100644
--- a/tests/client.rs
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -543,57 +543,115 @@ fn client_pooled_socket_disconnected() {
 }
 */
 
-#[test]
-fn drop_body_before_eof_closes_connection() {
-    // https://github.com/hyperium/hyper/issues/1353
+mod dispatch_impl {
+    use super::*;
     use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
     use std::sync::Arc;
     use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+    use std::thread;
     use std::time::Duration;
+
+    use futures::{self, Future};
+    use futures::sync::oneshot;
     use tokio_core::reactor::{Timeout};
     use tokio_core::net::TcpStream;
     use tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
+
     use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
     use hyper::server::Service;
-    use hyper::Uri;
+    use hyper::{Client, Uri};
+    use hyper;
 
-    let _ = pretty_env_logger::init();
 
-    let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
-    let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
-    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
-    let handle = core.handle();
-    let closes = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-    let client = Client::configure()
-        .connector(DebugConnector(HttpConnector::new(1, &core.handle()), closes.clone()))
-        .no_proto()
-        .build(&handle);
 
-    let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
+    #[test]
+    fn drop_body_before_eof_closes_connection() {
+        // https://github.com/hyperium/hyper/issues/1353
+        let _ = pretty_env_logger::init();
 
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
-        sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
-        sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
-        let mut buf = [0; 4096];
-        sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
-        let body = vec![b'x'; 1024 * 128];
-        write!(sock, "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n", body.len()).expect("write head");
-        let _ = sock.write_all(&body);
-        let _ = tx1.send(());
-    });
+        let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+        let handle = core.handle();
+        let closes = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let client = Client::configure()
+            .connector(DebugConnector(HttpConnector::new(1, &core.handle()), closes.clone()))
+            .no_proto()
+            .build(&handle);
+
+        let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
+            sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            let mut buf = [0; 4096];
+            sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
+            let body = vec![b'x'; 1024 * 128];
+            write!(sock, "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n", body.len()).expect("write head");
+            let _ = sock.write_all(&body);
+            let _ = tx1.send(());
+        });
 
-    let uri = format!("http://{}/a", addr).parse().unwrap();
+        let uri = format!("http://{}/a", addr).parse().unwrap();
 
-    let res = client.get(uri).and_then(move |res| {
-        assert_eq!(res.status(), hyper::StatusCode::Ok);
-        Timeout::new(Duration::from_secs(1), &handle).unwrap()
-            .from_err()
-    });
-    let rx = rx1.map_err(|_| hyper::Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "thread panicked")));
-    core.run(res.join(rx).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+        let res = client.get(uri).and_then(move |res| {
+            assert_eq!(res.status(), hyper::StatusCode::Ok);
+            Timeout::new(Duration::from_secs(1), &handle).unwrap()
+                .from_err()
+        });
+        let rx = rx1.map_err(|_| hyper::Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "thread panicked")));
+        core.run(res.join(rx).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(closes.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn drop_client_closes_connection() {
+        // https://github.com/hyperium/hyper/issues/1353
+        let _ = pretty_env_logger::init();
 
-    assert_eq!(closes.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+        let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = server.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+        let handle = core.handle();
+        let closes = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+
+        let (tx1, rx1) = oneshot::channel();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            let mut sock = server.accept().unwrap().0;
+            sock.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            sock.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(5))).unwrap();
+            let mut buf = [0; 4096];
+            sock.read(&mut buf).expect("read 1");
+            let body =[b'x'; 64];
+            write!(sock, "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\n\r\n", body.len()).expect("write head");
+            let _ = sock.write_all(&body);
+            let _ = tx1.send(());
+        });
+
+        let uri = format!("http://{}/a", addr).parse().unwrap();
+
+        let res = {
+            let client = Client::configure()
+                .connector(DebugConnector(HttpConnector::new(1, &handle), closes.clone()))
+                .no_proto()
+                .build(&handle);
+            client.get(uri).and_then(move |res| {
+                assert_eq!(res.status(), hyper::StatusCode::Ok);
+                res.body().concat2()
+            }).and_then(|_| {
+                Timeout::new(Duration::from_secs(1), &handle).unwrap()
+                    .from_err()
+            })
+        };
+        // client is dropped
+        let rx = rx1.map_err(|_| hyper::Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "thread panicked")));
+        core.run(res.join(rx).map(|r| r.0)).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(closes.load(Ordering::Relaxed), 1);
+    }