diff --git a/src/agent.rs b/src/agent.rs
index 48493a8..e6f0ab2 100644
--- a/src/agent.rs
+++ b/src/agent.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ impl AgentState {
             jar: CookieJar::new(),
         }
     }
+    pub fn pool(&mut self) -> &mut ConnectionPool {
+        &mut self.pool
+    }
 }
 
 impl Agent {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 38394b5..35cb6d6 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ impl Error {
     /// For synthetic responses, this is the status text.
     pub fn status_text(&self) -> &str {
         match self {
-            Error::BadUrl(_) => {
-                "Bad URL"
-            }
+            Error::BadUrl(_) => "Bad URL",
             Error::UnknownScheme(_) => "Unknown Scheme",
             Error::DnsFailed(_) => "Dns Failed",
             Error::ConnectionFailed(_) => "Connection Failed",
diff --git a/src/pool.rs b/src/pool.rs
index c6e8984..fcf9104 100644
--- a/src/pool.rs
+++ b/src/pool.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use url::Url;
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 pub struct ConnectionPool {
-    recycle: HashMap<Url, Stream>,
+    // the actual pooled connection. however only one per hostname:port.
+    recycle: HashMap<PoolKey, Stream>,
 }
 
 impl ConnectionPool {
@@ -17,25 +18,61 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
     }
 
     pub fn try_get_connection(&mut self, url: &Url) -> Option<Stream> {
-        self.recycle.remove(url)
+        self.recycle.remove(&PoolKey::new(url))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Eq, Hash)]
+struct PoolKey {
+    hostname: String,
+    port: u16,
+}
+
+impl PoolKey {
+    fn new(url: &Url) -> Self {
+        PoolKey {
+            hostname: url.host_str().unwrap_or("localhost").into(),
+            port: url.port_or_known_default().unwrap_or(0),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 pub struct PoolReturnRead<R: Read + Sized> {
     unit: Option<Unit>,
+    // pointer to underlying stream
+    stream: *mut Stream,
+    // wrapped reader around the same stream
     reader: Option<R>,
 }
 
 impl<R: Read + Sized> PoolReturnRead<R> {
-    pub fn new(unit: Option<Unit>, reader: R) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(unit: Option<Unit>, stream: *mut Stream, reader: R) -> Self {
         PoolReturnRead {
             unit,
+            stream,
             reader: Some(reader),
         }
     }
 
     fn return_connection(&mut self) {
-        if let Some(_unit) = self.unit.take() {}
+        if let Some(unit) = self.unit.take() {
+            // this frees up the wrapper type around the Stream so
+            // we can safely bring the stream pointer back.
+            self.reader.take();
+            if self.stream.is_null() {
+                return;
+            }
+            let state = &mut unit.agent.lock().unwrap();
+            if let Some(agent) = state.as_mut() {
+                unsafe {
+                    let stream = *Box::from_raw(self.stream);
+                    // insert back into pool
+                    let key = PoolKey::new(&unit.url);
+                    agent.pool().recycle.insert(key, stream);
+                }
+            };
+            self.stream = ::std::ptr::null_mut();
+        }
     }
 
     fn do_read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> IoResult<usize> {
diff --git a/src/response.rs b/src/response.rs
index 4009e19..024a5c5 100644
--- a/src/response.rs
+++ b/src/response.rs
@@ -264,18 +264,23 @@ impl Response {
                 .and_then(|l| l.parse::<usize>().ok())
         };
 
-        let reader = self.stream.expect("No reader in response?!");
+        let stream = Box::new(self.stream.expect("No reader in response?!"));
+        let stream_ptr = Box::into_raw(stream);
+        let yolo = YoloRead { stream: stream_ptr };
         let unit = self.unit;
 
-        // figure out how to make a reader
         match (is_chunked && !is_head, len) {
-            (true, _) => {
-                Box::new(PoolReturnRead::new(unit, ChunkDecoder::new(reader))) as Box<Read>
-            }
-            (false, Some(len)) => {
-                Box::new(PoolReturnRead::new(unit, LimitedRead::new(reader, len)))
-            }
-            (false, None) => Box::new(PoolReturnRead::new(unit, reader)) as Box<Read>,
+            (true, _) => Box::new(PoolReturnRead::new(
+                unit,
+                stream_ptr,
+                ChunkDecoder::new(yolo),
+            )) as Box<Read>,
+            (false, Some(len)) => Box::new(PoolReturnRead::new(
+                unit,
+                stream_ptr,
+                LimitedRead::new(yolo, len),
+            )),
+            (false, None) => Box::new(yolo),
         }
     }
 
@@ -484,14 +489,33 @@ fn read_next_line<R: Read>(reader: &mut R) -> IoResult<AsciiString> {
     }
 }
 
+struct YoloRead {
+    stream: *mut Stream,
+}
+
+impl Read for YoloRead {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> IoResult<usize> {
+        unsafe {
+            if self.stream.is_null() {
+                return Ok(0);
+            }
+            let amount = (*self.stream).read(buf)?;
+            if amount == 0 {
+                self.stream = ::std::ptr::null_mut();
+            }
+            Ok(amount)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct LimitedRead {
-    reader: Stream,
+    reader: YoloRead,
     limit: usize,
     position: usize,
 }
 
 impl LimitedRead {
-    fn new(reader: Stream, limit: usize) -> Self {
+    fn new(reader: YoloRead, limit: usize) -> Self {
         LimitedRead {
             reader,
             limit,