Index: C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/MySqlPool.cs
===================================================================
--- C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/MySqlPool.cs	(revision 7265)
+++ C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/MySqlPool.cs	(revision 7279)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-		public Driver GetConnection() 
+		public Driver GetConnection(bool allowPooled) 
 		{
 
             // wait till we are allowed in
@@ -206,19 +206,24 @@
 
             // if we get here, then it means that we either have an idle connection
             // or room to make a new connection
-			try
-			{
-				Driver d = GetPooledConnection();
-				return d;
-			}
-			catch (Exception ex)
-			{
-				if (settings.Logging)
-					Logger.LogException(ex);
-                if (Interlocked.Increment(ref counter) <= 0) 
+            try {
+                Driver d = null;
+                if (allowPooled) {
+                    d = GetPooledConnection();
+                } else {
+                    d = Driver.Create(settings);
+                    lock (lockObject) {
+                        inUsePool.Add(d);
+                    }
+                }
+                return d;
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                if (settings.Logging)
+                    Logger.LogException(ex);
+                if (Interlocked.Increment(ref counter) <= 0)
                     poolGate.Release();
-				throw;
-			}
+                throw;
+            }
 		}
 	}
 }
Index: C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/Connection.cs
===================================================================
--- C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/Connection.cs	(revision 7265)
+++ C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/Connection.cs	(revision 7279)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         /// <include file='docs/MySqlConnection.xml' path='docs/DefaultCtor/*'/>
         public MySqlConnection()
-            : this(null) {
+            : this(string.Empty) {
         }
 
         /// <include file='docs/MySqlConnection.xml' path='docs/Ctor1/*'/>
@@ -78,11 +78,18 @@
             advisor = new UsageAdvisor(this);
             database = String.Empty;
 
-            if (connectionString != null) {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString)) {
                 ConnectionString = connectionString;
             }
         }
 
+        internal MySqlConnection(MySqlConnectionStringBuilder settingsObject) {
+            advisor = new UsageAdvisor(this);
+            database = String.Empty;
+
+            settings = settingsObject;
+        }
+
         #region Interal Methods & Properties
 
 #if !CF
@@ -431,7 +438,11 @@
         }
 
         /// <include file='docs/MySqlConnection.xml' path='docs/Open/*'/>
-        public override void Open()
+        public override void Open() {
+            Open(true);
+        }
+
+        internal void Open(bool allowPooled)
         {
             if (State == ConnectionState.Open)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.ConnectionAlreadyOpen);
@@ -455,7 +466,7 @@
                 {
                     MySqlPool pool = MySqlPoolManager.GetPool(settings);
                     if (driver == null)
-                        driver = pool.GetConnection();
+                        driver = pool.GetConnection(allowPooled);
                     procedureCache = pool.ProcedureCache;
                 }
                 else
@@ -549,15 +560,12 @@
 
         internal void Abort()
         {
-            try
-            {
-                if (settings.Pooling)
+            try {
+                if (settings.Pooling) {
                     MySqlPoolManager.RemoveConnection(driver);
-                else
-                    driver.Close();
                 }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
+                driver.Close();
+            } catch (Exception) {
             }
             SetState(ConnectionState.Closed, true);
         }
Index: C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/command.cs
===================================================================
--- C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/command.cs	(revision 7265)
+++ C:/MindTouch/redist/MySql Connector 5.14-MT/Source/command.cs	(revision 7279)
@@ -339,8 +339,39 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		/// <include file='docs/mysqlcommand.xml' path='docs/ExecuteReader1/*'/>
-		public new MySqlDataReader ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
+        /// <include file='docs/mysqlcommand.xml' path='docs/ExecuteReader1/*'/>
+        public new MySqlDataReader ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior) {
+
+            try {
+                return ExecuteReaderInternal(behavior);
+            } catch (MySqlException ex) {
+
+                if (!ex.IsFatal || !connection.Settings.Pooling)
+                    throw;
+
+                //At this point the previously failed connection has already been cleaned up and removed from the pool
+                MySqlConnection newConnection = new MySqlConnection(this.connection.Settings);
+                
+                //Create a new connection (not from the pool)
+                newConnection.Open(false);
+
+                //Copy the fresh driver to the old MySqlConnection object so that way it can be closed properly (and repooled)
+                this.connection.driver = newConnection.driver;
+
+                //Copy the connection state to the existing MySqlConnection object
+                this.connection.SetState(newConnection.State, false);
+                
+                //Change this MySqlCommands's reference to the connection to the new connection
+                this.connection = newConnection;
+                
+                //Retry the command.
+                return ExecuteReaderInternal(behavior);
+
+                //Any exception happening here bubbles out to the client
+            }
+        }
+		
+		private MySqlDataReader ExecuteReaderInternal(CommandBehavior behavior)
 		{
 			lastInsertedId = -1;
 			CheckState();