diff --git a/logstreamer/pool.go b/logstreamer/pool.go
index db91a2c..46a96d2 100644
--- a/logstreamer/pool.go
+++ b/logstreamer/pool.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ddosify/alaz/log"
 )
@@ -20,6 +21,29 @@ type PoolConn struct {
 	tls      bool
 }
 
+func (p *PoolConn) isAlive() bool {
+	var buf [1]byte
+	p.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Millisecond)) // Set a very short deadline
+	_, err := p.Read(buf[:])
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if e, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && e.Timeout() {
+			// Timeout occurred, but connection is still alive
+			return true
+		}
+		// Real error or EOF encountered, connection likely dead
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if buf[0] == 'X' {
+		// close
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Data received (unexpected in send only), process or ignore
+	return true
+}
+
 // Close() puts the given connects back to the pool instead of closing it.
 func (p *PoolConn) Close() error {
 	p.mu.RLock()
@@ -94,7 +118,13 @@ func (c *channelPool) Get() (*PoolConn, error) {
 			return nil, ErrClosed
 		}
 
-		return conn, nil
+		if conn.isAlive() {
+			return conn, nil
+		} else {
+			conn.MarkUnusable()
+			conn.Close()
+			return nil, ErrClosed
+		}
 	default:
 		conn, err := factory()
 		if err != nil {