diff --git a/src/emysql_conn.erl b/src/emysql_conn.erl
index 756ad612..66c068a0 100644
--- a/src/emysql_conn.erl
+++ b/src/emysql_conn.erl
@@ -105,7 +105,15 @@ open_n_connections(PoolId, N) ->
 	 %-% io:format("open ~p connections for pool ~p~n", [N, PoolId]),
 	case emysql_conn_mgr:find_pool(PoolId, emysql_conn_mgr:pools()) of
 		{Pool, _} ->
-			[open_connection(Pool) || _ <- lists:seq(1, N)];
+			lists:foldl(fun(_ ,Connections) ->
+				%% Catch {'EXIT',_} errors so newly opened connections are not orphaned.
+				case catch open_connection(Pool) of
+					#connection{} = Connection ->
+						[Connection | Connections];
+					_ ->
+						Connections
+				end
+			end, [], lists:seq(1, N));
 		_ ->
 			exit(pool_not_found)
 	end.