diff --git a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
index 89ae960887..b4001cb17a 100644
--- a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
+++ b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool.go
@@ -902,8 +902,9 @@ func (p *pool) checkInNoEvent(conn *connection) error {
 	// not usable, which is not covered by the current pool events. We may need
 	// to add pool event information in the future to communicate that.
 	if conn.awaitingResponse != nil {
-		go bgRead(p, conn, *conn.awaitingResponse)
+		size := *conn.awaitingResponse
 		conn.awaitingResponse = nil
+		go bgRead(p, conn, size)
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool_test.go b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool_test.go
index a837020395..815c0f5506 100644
--- a/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool_test.go
+++ b/x/mongo/driver/topology/pool_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -1190,8 +1191,10 @@ func TestPool(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := csot.MakeTimeoutContext(context.Background(), time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 			_, err = conn.readWireMessage(ctx)
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, err,
-				"incomplete read of message header: context deadline exceeded: read unix ->./test.sock: i/o timeout")
+			regex := regexp.MustCompile(
+				`^connection\(.*\[-\d+\]\) incomplete read of message header: context deadline exceeded: read unix .*->\.\/test.sock: i\/o timeout$`,
+			)
+			assert.True(t, regex.MatchString(err.Error()), "mismatched err: %w", err)
 			err = p.checkIn(conn)
 			noerr(t, err)
 			wg.Wait()
@@ -1238,8 +1241,10 @@ func TestPool(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, cancel := csot.MakeTimeoutContext(context.Background(), time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 			_, err = conn.readWireMessage(ctx)
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, err,
-				"incomplete read of message header: context deadline exceeded: read unix ->./test.sock: i/o timeout")
+			regex := regexp.MustCompile(
+				`^connection\(.*\[-\d+\]\) incomplete read of message header: context deadline exceeded: read unix .*->\.\/test.sock: i\/o timeout$`,
+			)
+			assert.True(t, regex.MatchString(err.Error()), "mismatched err: %w", err)
 			err = p.checkIn(conn)
 			noerr(t, err)
 			wg.Wait()
@@ -1291,11 +1296,13 @@ func TestPool(t *testing.T) {
 
 			conn, err := p.checkOut(context.Background())
 			noerr(t, err)
-			ctx, cancel := csot.MakeTimeoutContext(context.Background(), time.Second)
+			ctx, cancel := csot.MakeTimeoutContext(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
 			defer cancel()
 			_, err = conn.readWireMessage(ctx)
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, err,
-				"incomplete read of full message: context deadline exceeded: read unix ->./test.sock: i/o timeout")
+			regex := regexp.MustCompile(
+				`^connection\(.*\[-\d+\]\) incomplete read of full message: context deadline exceeded: read unix .*->\.\/test.sock: i\/o timeout$`,
+			)
+			assert.True(t, regex.MatchString(err.Error()), "mismatched err: %w", err)
 			err = p.checkIn(conn)
 			noerr(t, err)
 			wg.Wait()