diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.cpp b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.cpp
index e0b93d85b4..973827724d 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
 			conn = mongo_connection_pool_get(globals.conn_pool);
 			if (conn) {
 				conn->runCommand(conn->nsGetDB(ns), cmd.done(), out);
-				mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn);
+				mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn, SWITCH_FALSE);
 
 				stream->write_function(stream, "-OK\n%s\n", out.toString().c_str());
 			} else {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_mapreduce_function)
 			}
 		} catch (DBException &e) {
 			if (conn) {
-				mongo_connection_destroy(&conn);
+				mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn, SWITCH_TRUE);
 			}
 			stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\n%s\n", e.toString().c_str());
 		}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
 		  conn = mongo_connection_pool_get(globals.conn_pool);
 		  if (conn) {
 			  BSONObj res = conn->findOne(ns, Query(query), &fields);
-			  mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn);
+			  mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn, SWITCH_FALSE);
 
 			  stream->write_function(stream, "-OK\n%s\n", res.toString().c_str());
 		  } else {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mongo_find_one_function)
 		  }
 	  } catch (DBException &e) {
 		  if (conn) {
-			  mongo_connection_destroy(&conn);
+			  mongo_connection_pool_put(globals.conn_pool, conn, SWITCH_TRUE);
 		  }
 		  stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR\n%s\n", e.toString().c_str());
 	  }
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.h b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.h
index d264464294..57fdd09fdb 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.h
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mod_mongo.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void mongo_connection_pool_destroy(mongo_connection_pool_t **conn_pool);
 
 
 DBClientBase *mongo_connection_pool_get(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool);
-switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_put(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool, DBClientBase *conn);
+switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_put(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool, DBClientBase *conn, switch_bool_t destroy);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mongo_conn.cpp b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mongo_conn.cpp
index ffcf1200d0..dd23b00310 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mongo_conn.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_mongo/mongo_conn.cpp
@@ -15,23 +15,27 @@ switch_status_t mongo_connection_create(DBClientBase **connection, const char *c
   DBClientBase *conn = NULL;
   string conn_string(conn_str), err_msg;
   ConnectionString cs = ConnectionString::parse(conn_string, err_msg);
+  switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
  
   if (!cs.isValid()) {
     switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Can't parse url: %s\n", err_msg.c_str());
-    return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+    return status;
   }
 
   try {
     conn = cs.connect(err_msg);
   } catch (DBException &e) {
     switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Can't connect to mongo [%s]: %s\n", conn_str, err_msg.c_str());
-    return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
+    return status;
   }
 
-  *connection = conn;
-  switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Connected to mongo [%s]\n", conn_str);
+  if (conn) {
+    *connection = conn;
+    status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Connected to mongo [%s]\n", conn_str);
+  }
 
-  return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  return status;
 }
 
 void mongo_connection_destroy(DBClientBase **conn) 
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_create(mongo_connection_pool_t **conn_pool
   for (cpool->size = 0; cpool->size < min_connections; cpool->size++) {
 
     if (mongo_connection_create(&conn, conn_str) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-      mongo_connection_pool_put(cpool, conn);
+      mongo_connection_pool_put(cpool, conn, SWITCH_FALSE);
     } else {
       break;
     }
@@ -89,7 +93,6 @@ switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_create(mongo_connection_pool_t **conn_pool
     switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
   }
 
-
   return status;
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ DBClientBase *mongo_connection_pool_get(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool)
   return conn;
 }
 
-switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_put(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool, DBClientBase *conn)
+switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_put(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool, DBClientBase *conn, switch_bool_t destroy)
 {
   switch_status_t status = SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ switch_status_t mongo_connection_pool_put(mongo_connection_pool_t *conn_pool, DB
   switch_assert(conn != NULL);
 
   switch_mutex_lock(conn_pool->mutex);
-  if (conn_pool->size > conn_pool->max_connections) {
+  if (destroy || conn_pool->size > conn_pool->max_connections) {
 #ifdef MONGO_POOL_DEBUG
     switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "POOL: Destroy connection %p\n", conn);
 #endif