diff --git a/src/client/pool.rs b/src/client/pool.rs
index c8ee8883..4c7d9022 100644
--- a/src/client/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/pool.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct PoolInner<T> {
     timeout: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Ready> Pool<T> {
     pub fn new(enabled: bool, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Pool<T> {
         Pool {
             inner: Rc::new(RefCell::new(PoolInner {
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
     fn put(&mut self, key: Rc<String>, entry: Entry<T>) {
         trace!("Pool::put {:?}", key);
         let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
-        //let inner = &mut *inner;
         let mut remove_parked = false;
         let mut entry = Some(entry);
         if let Some(parked) = inner.parked.get_mut(&key) {
@@ -103,6 +102,42 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn take(&self, key: &Rc<String>) -> Option<Pooled<T>> {
+        let entry = {
+            let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
+            let expiration = Expiration::new(inner.timeout);
+            let mut should_remove = false;
+            let entry = inner.idle.get_mut(key).and_then(|list| {
+                trace!("take; url = {:?}, expiration = {:?}", key, expiration.0);
+                while let Some(mut entry) = list.pop() {
+                    match entry.status.get() {
+                        TimedKA::Idle(idle_at) if !expiration.expires(idle_at) => {
+                            if let Ok(Async::Ready(())) = entry.value.poll_ready() {
+                                should_remove = list.is_empty();
+                                return Some(entry);
+                            }
+                        },
+                        _ => {},
+                    }
+                    trace!("removing unacceptable pooled {:?}", key);
+                    // every other case the Entry should just be dropped
+                    // 1. Idle but expired
+                    // 2. Busy (something else somehow took it?)
+                    // 3. Disabled don't reuse of course
+                }
+                should_remove = true;
+                None
+            });
+
+            if should_remove {
+                inner.idle.remove(key);
+            }
+            entry
+        };
+
+        entry.map(|e| self.reuse(key, e))
+    }
+
 
     pub fn pooled(&self, key: Rc<String>, value: T) -> Pooled<T> {
         Pooled {
@@ -120,13 +155,13 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
         self.inner.borrow().enabled
     }
 
-    fn reuse(&self, key: Rc<String>, mut entry: Entry<T>) -> Pooled<T> {
-        trace!("reuse {:?}", key);
+    fn reuse(&self, key: &Rc<String>, mut entry: Entry<T>) -> Pooled<T> {
+        debug!("reuse idle connection for {:?}", key);
         entry.is_reused = true;
         entry.status.set(TimedKA::Busy);
         Pooled {
             entry: entry,
-            key: key,
+            key: key.clone(),
             pool: Rc::downgrade(&self.inner),
         }
     }
@@ -141,8 +176,11 @@ impl<T: Clone> Pool<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T> Pool<T> {
+    /// Any `FutureResponse`s that were created will have made a `Checkout`,
+    /// and possibly inserted into the pool that it is waiting for an idle
+    /// connection. If a user ever dropped that future, we need to clean out
+    /// those parked senders.
     fn clean_parked(&mut self, key: &Rc<String>) {
-        trace!("clean_parked {:?}", key);
         let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
 
         let mut remove_parked = false;
@@ -186,7 +224,7 @@ impl<T> DerefMut for Pooled<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> KeepAlive for Pooled<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Ready> KeepAlive for Pooled<T> {
     fn busy(&mut self) {
         self.entry.status.set(TimedKA::Busy);
     }
@@ -237,7 +275,7 @@ impl<T> fmt::Debug for Pooled<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Clone> BitAndAssign<bool> for Pooled<T> {
+impl<T: Clone + Ready> BitAndAssign<bool> for Pooled<T> {
     fn bitand_assign(&mut self, enabled: bool) {
         if !enabled {
             self.disable();
@@ -265,67 +303,56 @@ pub struct Checkout<T> {
     parked: Option<relay::Receiver<Entry<T>>>,
 }
 
-impl<T: Ready + Clone> Future for Checkout<T> {
-    type Item = Pooled<T>;
-    type Error = io::Error;
+struct NotParked;
 
-    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
-        trace!("Checkout::poll");
+impl<T: Clone + Ready> Checkout<T> {
+    fn poll_parked(&mut self) -> Poll<Pooled<T>, NotParked> {
         let mut drop_parked = false;
         if let Some(ref mut rx) = self.parked {
             match rx.poll() {
-                Ok(Async::Ready(entry)) => {
-                    trace!("Checkout::poll found client in relay for {:?}", self.key);
-                    return Ok(Async::Ready(self.pool.reuse(self.key.clone(), entry)));
+                Ok(Async::Ready(mut entry)) => {
+                    if let Ok(Async::Ready(())) = entry.value.poll_ready() {
+                        return Ok(Async::Ready(self.pool.reuse(&self.key, entry)));
+                    }
+                    drop_parked = true;
                 },
-                Ok(Async::NotReady) => (),
+                Ok(Async::NotReady) => return Ok(Async::NotReady),
                 Err(_canceled) => drop_parked = true,
             }
         }
         if drop_parked {
             self.parked.take();
         }
-        let expiration = Expiration::new(self.pool.inner.borrow().timeout);
-        let key = &self.key;
-        trace!("Checkout::poll url = {:?}, expiration = {:?}", key, expiration.0);
-        let mut should_remove = false;
-        let entry = self.pool.inner.borrow_mut().idle.get_mut(key).and_then(|list| {
-            trace!("Checkout::poll key found {:?}", key);
-            while let Some(mut entry) = list.pop() {
-                match entry.status.get() {
-                    TimedKA::Idle(idle_at) if !expiration.expires(idle_at) => {
-                        if let Ok(Async::Ready(())) = entry.value.poll_ready() {
-                            debug!("found idle connection for {:?}", key);
-                            should_remove = list.is_empty();
-                            return Some(entry);
-                        }
-                    },
-                    _ => {},
-                }
-                trace!("Checkout::poll removing unacceptable pooled {:?}", key);
-                // every other case the Entry should just be dropped
-                // 1. Idle but expired
-                // 2. Busy (something else somehow took it?)
-                // 3. Disabled don't reuse of course
-            }
-            should_remove = true;
-            None
-        });
+        Err(NotParked)
+    }
 
-        if should_remove {
-            self.pool.inner.borrow_mut().idle.remove(key);
+    fn park(&mut self) {
+        if self.parked.is_none() {
+            let (tx, mut rx) = relay::channel();
+            let _ = rx.poll(); // park this task
+            self.pool.park(self.key.clone(), tx);
+            self.parked = Some(rx);
         }
-        match entry {
-            Some(entry) => Ok(Async::Ready(self.pool.reuse(self.key.clone(), entry))),
-            None => {
-                if self.parked.is_none() {
-                    let (tx, mut rx) = relay::channel();
-                    let _ = rx.poll(); // park this task
-                    self.pool.park(self.key.clone(), tx);
-                    self.parked = Some(rx);
-                }
-                Ok(Async::NotReady)
-            },
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: Clone + Ready> Future for Checkout<T> {
+    type Item = Pooled<T>;
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn poll(&mut self) -> Poll<Self::Item, Self::Error> {
+        match self.poll_parked() {
+            Ok(async) => return Ok(async),
+            Err(_not_parked) => (),
+        }
+
+        let entry = self.pool.take(&self.key);
+
+        if let Some(pooled) = entry {
+            Ok(Async::Ready(pooled))
+        } else {
+            self.park();
+            Ok(Async::NotReady)
         }
     }
 }