diff --git a/lib/moped/connection/pool.rb b/lib/moped/connection/pool.rb
index 07d01a6..1c587fe 100644
--- a/lib/moped/connection/pool.rb
+++ b/lib/moped/connection/pool.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Pool
       POOL_SIZE = 5
 
       # The default timeout for getting connections from the queue.
-      TIMEOUT = 0.25
+      TIMEOUT = 0.5
 
       # @!attribute host
       #   @return [ String ] The host the pool is for.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def initialize(host, port, options = {})
         @mutex = Mutex.new
         @resource = ConditionVariable.new
         @pinned = {}
-        @unpinned = Queue.new(max_size) do
+        @unpinned = Queue.new(max_size, timeout) do
           Connection.new(host, port, options[:timeout] || Connection::TIMEOUT, options)
         end
         reaper.start
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def lease(connection)
 
       def next_connection
         reap if saturated?
-        unpinned.pop(timeout)
+        unpinned.shift
       end
 
       def saturated?
diff --git a/lib/moped/connection/queue.rb b/lib/moped/connection/queue.rb
index fe3a336..6ee67ec 100644
--- a/lib/moped/connection/queue.rb
+++ b/lib/moped/connection/queue.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ class Queue
       # @param [ Integer ] size The number of connections in the queue.
       #
       # @since 2.0.0
-      def initialize(size)
+      def initialize(size, timeout)
+        @timeout = timeout
         @queue = Array.new(size) { yield }
-        @mutex = Mutex.new
-        @resource = ConditionVariable.new
+        @monitor = Monitor.new
+        @cond = @monitor.new_cond
       end
 
       # Push a connection on the queue.
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ def initialize(size)
       #
       # @since 2.0.0
       def push(connection)
-        mutex.synchronize do
-          queue.push(connection)
-          resource.broadcast
+        synchronize do
+          @queue.push(connection)
+          @cond.signal
         end
       end
 
@@ -46,9 +47,16 @@ def push(connection)
       # @return [ Moped::Connection ] The next connection.
       #
       # @since 2.0.0
-      def pop(timeout = 0.5)
-        mutex.synchronize do
-          wait_for_next(Time.now + timeout)
+      def shift
+        deadline = Time.now + @timeout
+
+        synchronize do
+          loop do
+            return @queue.shift unless @queue.empty?
+            wait = deadline - Time.now
+            raise Timeout::Error, "Waited for #{@timeout} seconds for connection but none was pushed." if wait <= 0
+            @cond.wait(wait)
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ def pop(timeout = 0.5)
       #
       # @since 2.0.0
       def empty?
-        queue.empty?
+        @queue.empty?
       end
 
       # Get the current size of the queue.
@@ -73,20 +81,13 @@ def empty?
       #
       # @since 2.0.0
       def size
-        queue.size
+        @queue.size
       end
 
       private
 
-      attr_reader :queue, :mutex, :resource
-
-      def wait_for_next(deadline)
-        loop do
-          return queue.pop unless queue.empty?
-          wait = deadline - Time.now
-          raise Timeout::Error, "Waited for item but none was pushed." if wait <= 0
-          resource.wait(mutex, wait)
-        end
+      def synchronize
+        @monitor.synchronize { yield }
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/moped/connection/pool_spec.rb b/spec/moped/connection/pool_spec.rb
index 9e07185..1385a7a 100644
--- a/spec/moped/connection/pool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/moped/connection/pool_spec.rb
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
       end
 
       it "returns the default" do
-        expect(pool.timeout).to eq(0.25)
+        expect(pool.timeout).to eq(Moped::Connection::Pool::TIMEOUT)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/moped/connection/queue_spec.rb b/spec/moped/connection/queue_spec.rb
index b055326..7fb8e5b 100644
--- a/spec/moped/connection/queue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/moped/connection/queue_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   describe "#empty?" do
 
     let(:queue) do
-      described_class.new(1) do
+      described_class.new(1, 0.5) do
         Moped::Connection.new("127.0.0.1", 27017, 5)
       end
     end
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     context "when the queue has no connections" do
 
       before do
-        queue.pop
+        queue.shift
       end
 
       it "returns true" do
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   describe "#initialize" do
 
     let(:queue) do
-      described_class.new(2) do
+      described_class.new(2, 0.5) do
         Moped::Connection.new("127.0.0.1", 27017, 5)
       end
     end
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#pop" do
+  describe "#shift" do
 
     let(:queue) do
-      described_class.new(1) do
+      described_class.new(1, 0.5) do
         Moped::Connection.new("127.0.0.1", 27017, 5)
       end
     end
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     context "when a connection is available" do
 
       let(:popped) do
-        queue.pop
+        queue.shift
       end
 
       it "returns the connection" do
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     context "when a connection is not available" do
 
       before do
-        queue.pop
+        queue.shift
       end
 
       context "when a connection is pushed in the timeout period" do
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@
         end
 
         it "returns the connection" do
-          expect(queue.pop(2)).to equal(connection)
+          expect(queue.shift).to equal(connection)
         end
       end
 
       context "when no connection is pushed in the timeout period" do
 
         it "raises an error" do
-          expect { queue.pop(1) }.to raise_error(Timeout::Error)
+          expect { queue.shift }.to raise_error(Timeout::Error)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     end
 
     let(:queue) do
-      described_class.new(1) do
+      described_class.new(1, 0.5) do
         Moped::Connection.new("127.0.0.1", 27017, 5)
       end
     end
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
   describe "#size" do
 
     let(:queue) do
-      described_class.new(1) do
+      described_class.new(1, 0.5) do
         Moped::Connection.new("127.0.0.1", 27017, 5)
       end
     end