diff --git a/src/invidious/connection/pool.cr b/src/invidious/connection/pool.cr
index 07c2861c..89734d2f 100644
--- a/src/invidious/connection/pool.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/connection/pool.cr
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ module Invidious::ConnectionPool
         # Prevent broken client from being checked back into the pool
         http_client.close
         raise ConnectionPool::Error.new(ex.message, cause: ex)
-      ensure
-        pool.release(http_client)
       end
     rescue ex : DB::PoolTimeout
       # Failed to checkout a client