diff --git a/go/pools/smartconnpool/pool.go b/go/pools/smartconnpool/pool.go
index 46a91a2563a..c07da8b85a9 100644
--- a/go/pools/smartconnpool/pool.go
+++ b/go/pools/smartconnpool/pool.go
@@ -459,10 +459,12 @@ func (pool *ConnPool[C]) pop(stack *connStack[C]) *Pooled[C] {
 
 func (pool *ConnPool[C]) tryReturnAnyConn() bool {
 	if conn := pool.pop(&pool.clean); conn != nil {
+		conn.timeUsed.update()
 		return pool.tryReturnConn(conn)
 	}
 	for u := 0; u <= stackMask; u++ {
 		if conn := pool.pop(&pool.settings[u]); conn != nil {
+			conn.timeUsed.update()
 			return pool.tryReturnConn(conn)
 		}
 	}