diff --git a/test/integration_tests/src/test_outage.cpp b/test/integration_tests/src/test_outage.cpp
index 067a64449..df4ac24c3 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/src/test_outage.cpp
+++ b/test/integration_tests/src/test_outage.cpp
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ struct OutageTests : public test_utils::MultipleNodesTest {
     test_utils::CassLog::set_output_log_level(CASS_LOG_DISABLED);
     printf("Warning! This test is going to take %d minutes\n", TEST_DURATION_SECS / 60);
     std::fill(nodes_states, nodes_states + NUM_NODES, UP);
-    // TODO(mpenick): This is a stopgap. To be fixed in CPP-140
-#if !defined(WIN32) && !defined(_WIN32)
-    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-#endif
   }
 
   int random_int(int s, int e) {
diff --git a/test/integration_tests/src/test_pool.cpp b/test/integration_tests/src/test_pool.cpp
index 7aebf63d2..a3d8bf331 100644
--- a/test/integration_tests/src/test_pool.cpp
+++ b/test/integration_tests/src/test_pool.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,34 @@
 #include "test_utils.hpp"
 #include "cluster.hpp"
 
+#include <uv.h>
+
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 struct TestPool : public test_utils::MultipleNodesTest {
   TestPool()
     : MultipleNodesTest(1, 0) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a select statement against the system tables for a specified amount
+   * of time.
+   *
+   * NOTE: Results and errors are ignored
+   *
+   * @param duration Duration in seconds to execute queries
+   * @param session Session instance
+   */
+  void execute_system_query(int duration, test_utils::CassSessionPtr session) {
+    boost::posix_time::ptime start = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();
+    while ((boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time() - start).total_seconds() < duration) {
+      test_utils::CassStatementPtr statement(cass_statement_new("SELECT * FROM system.local", 0));
+      cass_statement_set_consistency(statement.get(), CASS_CONSISTENCY_ONE);
+      test_utils::CassFuturePtr future(cass_session_execute(session.get(), statement.get()));
+      cass_future_wait_timed(future.get(), test_utils::ONE_SECOND_IN_MICROS);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(pool, TestPool)
@@ -125,4 +147,87 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(connection_spawn)
   }
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(test_utils::CassLog::message_count(), 2u);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Data for performing the connection interruption
+ */
+struct ConnectionInterruptionData {
+  cql::cql_ccm_bridge_t* ccm_ptr;
+  int node;
+  int duration;
+  int delay;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create connection interruptions using CCM
+ *
+ * @param data Connection interruption data structure
+ */
+static void connection_interruptions(void *data) {
+  boost::posix_time::ptime start = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();
+  ConnectionInterruptionData* ci_data = static_cast<ConnectionInterruptionData*>(data);
+  while ((boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time() - start).total_seconds() < ci_data->duration) {
+    ci_data->ccm_ptr->pause(ci_data->node);
+    boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::seconds(ci_data->delay));
+    ci_data->ccm_ptr->resume(ci_data->node);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Don't Recycle Pool On Connection Timeout
+ *
+ * This test ensures that a pool does not completely remove itself while
+ * allowing partial connections to remain and reconnection attempts to use the
+ * existing pool.
+ *
+ * @since 2.1.0
+ * @test_category connection:connection_pool
+ * @jira_ticket CPP-253 [https://datastax-oss.atlassian.net/browse/CPP-253]
+ */
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(dont_recycle_pool_on_timeout) {
+  // Add a second node
+  ccm->bootstrap(2);
+
+  // Create the connection interruption data
+  ConnectionInterruptionData ci_data = { ccm.get(), 2, 0, 0 };
+
+  test_utils::initialize_contact_points(cluster, conf.ip_prefix(), 2, 0);
+  cass_cluster_set_connect_timeout(cluster, 1000);
+  cass_cluster_set_num_threads_io(cluster, 32);
+  cass_cluster_set_core_connections_per_host(cluster, 4);
+  cass_cluster_set_load_balance_round_robin(cluster);
+
+  // Create session during "connection interruptions"
+  test_utils::CassLog::reset("Host " + conf.ip_prefix() + "2 already present attempting to initiate immediate connection");
+  {
+    uv_thread_t connection_interruptions_thread;
+    ci_data.duration = 5;
+    uv_thread_create(&connection_interruptions_thread, connection_interruptions, &ci_data);
+    test_utils::CassSessionPtr session(test_utils::create_session(cluster));
+    uv_thread_join(&connection_interruptions_thread);
+    boost::posix_time::ptime start = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();
+    execute_system_query(60, session);
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_GE(test_utils::CassLog::message_count(), 1);
+
+  // Handle partial reconnects
+  cass_cluster_set_connection_idle_timeout(cluster, 1);
+  cass_cluster_set_connection_heartbeat_interval(cluster, 2);
+  test_utils::CassLog::reset("already present attempting to initiate immediate connection");
+  {
+    // Create the session ignore all connection errors
+    test_utils::CassSessionPtr session(cass_session_new());
+    test_utils::CassFuturePtr future(cass_session_connect(session.get(), cluster));
+    cass_future_wait_timed(future.get(), test_utils::ONE_SECOND_IN_MICROS);
+    boost::posix_time::ptime start = boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();
+    uv_thread_t connection_interruptions_thread;
+    ci_data.delay = 5;
+    ci_data.duration = 45;
+    uv_thread_create(&connection_interruptions_thread, connection_interruptions, &ci_data);
+    execute_system_query(60, session);
+    uv_thread_join(&connection_interruptions_thread);
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_GE(test_utils::CassLog::message_count(), 1);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()