diff --git a/lib/connection-pool.js b/lib/connection-pool.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0d553c3..13dfaf9
--- a/lib/connection-pool.js
+++ b/lib/connection-pool.js
@@ -82,15 +82,12 @@ function createConnection(pooled) {
         self.log('connection closing because of error');
 
         connection.removeListener('end', endHandler);
-        connection.close();
-
         pooled.status = RETRY;
         pooled.con = undefined;
         if (pooled.timeout)
             clearTimeout(pooled.timeout);
 
         pooled.timeout = setTimeout(createConnection.bind(self, pooled), self.retryDelay);
-
         self.emit('error', err);
     };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4b05942..b5adeef
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Connection Pool for tedious.",
   "main": "lib/connection-pool.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "test"
+    "test": "mocha test/naming.test.js && mocha test/connection-pool.test.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   ],
   "licenses": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "tedious": "^1.8.0"
+    "tedious": "^1.13.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": ">=1.6.0"
diff --git a/test/connection-pool.test.js b/test/connection-pool.test.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f1f2a8d..a133340
--- a/test/connection-pool.test.js
+++ b/test/connection-pool.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var connectionConfig = {
         database: 'test'
     }
 };
+
 /* create a db user with the correct permissions:
 CREATE DATABASE test
 CREATE LOGIN test WITH PASSWORD=N'test', DEFAULT_DATABASE=test, CHECK_POLICY=OFF
@@ -259,14 +260,14 @@ describe('ConnectionPool', function () {
         }, 300);
     });
 
-    it('lost connection handling', function (done) {
+    it('connection error handling', function (done) {
         this.timeout(10000);
         var poolConfig = {min: 1, max: 5};
+
         var pool = new ConnectionPool(poolConfig, connectionConfig);
 
         pool.on('error', function(err) {
             assert(err && err.name === 'ConnectionError');
-            pool.drain(done);
         });
 
         //This simulates a lost connections by creating a job that kills the current session and then deletesthe job.
@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@ describe('ConnectionPool', function () {
             'SELECT 42';
 
             var request = new Request(command, function (err, rowCount) {
-                assert(false);
+                assert(err);
+                pool.drain(done);
             });
 
             request.on('row', function (columns) {
@@ -342,7 +344,7 @@ describe('ConnectionPool', function () {
         this.timeout(10000);
 
         var poolConfig = {min: 3};
-        var pool = new ConnectionPool(poolConfig, {});
+        var pool = new ConnectionPool(poolConfig, connectionConfig);
 
         pool.acquire(function() { });