diff --git a/lib/core/connection/pool.js b/lib/core/connection/pool.js
index 000dbeb01e..3fcec67ed7 100644
--- a/lib/core/connection/pool.js
+++ b/lib/core/connection/pool.js
@@ -641,6 +641,9 @@ function destroy(self, connections, options, callback) {
         conn.removeAllListeners(eventName);
       }
 
+      // ignore any errors during destruction
+      conn.on('error', () => {});
+
       conn.destroy(options, cb);
     },
     err => {