diff --git a/src/connection/asynchronous.rs b/src/connection/asynchronous.rs
index 46e99f9..7196511 100644
--- a/src/connection/asynchronous.rs
+++ b/src/connection/asynchronous.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl BorrowedAsyncConnection {
             res => res,
         };
 
-        self.return_to_pool().await;
+        tokio::spawn(async { self.return_to_pool().await });
         res
     }