diff --git a/momoko/pools.py b/momoko/pools.py
index 91cc43b..407ecae 100644
--- a/momoko/pools.py
+++ b/momoko/pools.py
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ def cursor(self, function, function_args, callback, cursor_kwargs={}):
         getattr(cursor, function)(*function_args)
         self._callbacks = [partial(callback, cursor)]
 
-        # Connection state should be 1 (write)
-        self._ioloop.update_handler(self._fileno, IOLoop.READ)
+        # Fire callback immediately To correctly set the update handler
+        self._io_callback(None, None)
 
     def _io_callback(self, fd, events):
         try: