diff --git a/openerp/sql_db.py b/openerp/sql_db.py
index 1e46f0f9735..31540f7ae4c 100644
--- a/openerp/sql_db.py
+++ b/openerp/sql_db.py
@@ -400,14 +400,6 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
 
         # free dead and leaked connections
         for i, (cnx, _) in tools.reverse_enumerate(self._connections):
-            try:
-                cnx.reset()
-            except psycopg2.OperationalError:
-                self._debug('Cannot reset connection at index %d: %r', i, cnx.dsn)
-                # psycopg2 2.4.4 and earlier do not allow closing a closed connection
-                if not cnx.closed:
-                    cnx.close()
-
             if cnx.closed:
                 self._connections.pop(i)
                 self._debug('Removing closed connection at index %d: %r', i, cnx.dsn)
@@ -420,6 +412,14 @@ class ConnectionPool(object):
 
         for i, (cnx, used) in enumerate(self._connections):
             if not used and dsn_are_equals(cnx.dsn, dsn):
+                try:
+                    cnx.reset()
+                except psycopg2.OperationalError:
+                    self._debug('Cannot reset connection at index %d: %r', i, cnx.dsn)
+                    # psycopg2 2.4.4 and earlier do not allow closing a closed connection
+                    if not cnx.closed:
+                        cnx.close()
+                    continue
                 self._connections.pop(i)
                 self._connections.append((cnx, True))
                 self._debug('Existing connection found at index %d', i)