diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
index c8d77f739..6f9bf59a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnection.java
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 			broken = true;
 			return JedisUtils.convertJedisAccessException((IOException) ex);
 		}
-
 		return new RedisSystemException("Unknown jedis exception", ex);
 	}
 
@@ -173,24 +172,28 @@ public class JedisConnection implements RedisConnection {
 
 	public void close() throws DataAccessException {
 		// return the connection to the pool
-		try {
-			if (pool != null) {
-				if (!broken) {
-					// reset the connection 
+		if (pool != null) {
+			if (!broken) {
+				// reset the connection
+				try {
 					if (dbIndex > 0) {
-						select(0);
+						jedis.select(0);
 					}
 					pool.returnResource(jedis);
 					return;
+				}catch(Exception ex) {
+					DataAccessException dae = convertJedisAccessException(ex);
+					if(broken) {
+						pool.returnBrokenResource(jedis);
+					}else {
+						pool.returnResource(jedis);
+					}
+					throw dae;
 				}
+			}else {
+				pool.returnBrokenResource(jedis);
+				return;
 			}
-		} catch (Exception ex) {
-			// exceptions are handled below
-		}
-
-		if (pool != null && broken) {
-			pool.returnBrokenResource(jedis);
-			return;
 		}
 
 		// else close the connection normally (doing the try/catch dance)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionIntegrationTests.java
index 0360412d0..33e585134 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.SettingsUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.AbstractConnectionIntegrationTests;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnection;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
+import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;
+
 /**
  * Integration test of {@link JedisConnection}
  *
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ public class JedisConnectionIntegrationTests extends AbstractConnectionIntegrati
 		factory2.afterPropertiesSet();
 		// No way to really verify we are in the selected DB
 		factory2.getConnection().ping();
+		factory2.destroy();
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected=InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException.class)
@@ -92,5 +97,21 @@ public class JedisConnectionIntegrationTests extends AbstractConnectionIntegrati
 		factory2.setDatabase(77);
 		factory2.afterPropertiesSet();
 		factory2.getConnection();
+		factory2.destroy();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testClosePool() {
+		JedisPoolConfig config = new JedisPoolConfig();
+		config.setMaxActive(1);
+		config.setMaxWait(1l);
+		JedisConnectionFactory factory2 = new JedisConnectionFactory(config);
+		factory2.setHostName(SettingsUtils.getHost());
+		factory2.setPort(SettingsUtils.getPort());
+		factory2.afterPropertiesSet();
+		RedisConnection conn2 = factory2.getConnection();
+		conn2.close();
+		factory2.getConnection();
+		factory2.destroy();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests.java
index 3986b74b0..b71af3d03 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests.java
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.RedisSystemException;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.SettingsUtils;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.AbstractConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.DefaultStringTuple;
+import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.RedisConnection;
 import org.springframework.data.redis.connection.StringRedisConnection.StringTuple;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
+import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;
 import redis.clients.jedis.Tuple;
 
 /**
@@ -99,6 +102,24 @@ public class JedisConnectionPipelineIntegrationTests extends
 	public void testMultiDiscard() {
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	//DATAREDIS-213 - Verify connection returns to pool after select
+	public void testClosePoolPipelinedDbSelect() {
+		JedisPoolConfig config = new JedisPoolConfig();
+		config.setMaxActive(1);
+		config.setMaxWait(1l);
+		JedisConnectionFactory factory2 = new JedisConnectionFactory(config);
+		factory2.setHostName(SettingsUtils.getHost());
+		factory2.setPort(SettingsUtils.getPort());
+		factory2.setDatabase(1);
+		factory2.afterPropertiesSet();
+		RedisConnection conn2 = factory2.getConnection();
+		conn2.openPipeline();
+		conn2.close();
+		factory2.getConnection();
+		factory2.destroy();
+	}
+
 	// Unsupported Ops
 	@Test(expected = RedisSystemException.class)
 	public void testBitSet() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
index 7cc17567c..f3bfa33dc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/connection/jedis/JedisConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests.java
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public class JedisConnectionTransactionIntegrationTests extends
 	public void testOpenPipelineTwice() {
 	}
 
+	@Ignore
+	public void testClosePoolPipelinedDbSelect() {
+	}
+
 	// Unsupported Ops
 
 	@Test(expected = RedisSystemException.class)