diff --git a/lib/core/connection/pool.js b/lib/core/connection/pool.js
index 8e20814223..318f5fbe42 100644
--- a/lib/core/connection/pool.js
+++ b/lib/core/connection/pool.js
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ function connectionFailureHandler(pool, event, err, conn) {
   // No more socket available propegate the event
   if (pool.socketCount() === 0) {
     if (pool.state !== DESTROYED && pool.state !== DESTROYING && pool.state !== DRAINING) {
-      stateTransition(pool, DISCONNECTED);
+      if (pool.options.reconnect) {
+        stateTransition(pool, DISCONNECTED);
+      }
     }
 
     // Do not emit error events, they are always close events