diff --git a/internal/pool/conn.go b/internal/pool/conn.go
index 7c195cd7..e504dfbc 100644
--- a/internal/pool/conn.go
+++ b/internal/pool/conn.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import (
 
 var noDeadline = time.Time{}
 
-// Global time cache updated every 50ms by background goroutine.
+// Global time cache updated every 100ms by background goroutine.
 // This avoids expensive time.Now() syscalls in hot paths like getEffectiveReadTimeout.
-// Max staleness: 50ms, which is acceptable for timeout deadline checks (timeouts are typically 3-30 seconds).
+// Max staleness: 100ms, which is acceptable for timeout deadline checks (timeouts are typically 3-30 seconds).
 var globalTimeCache struct {
 	nowNs atomic.Int64
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Start background updater
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 
 		for range ticker.C {
@@ -41,12 +41,20 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // getCachedTimeNs returns the current time in nanoseconds from the global cache.
-// This is updated every 50ms by a background goroutine, avoiding expensive syscalls.
-// Max staleness: 50ms.
+// This is updated every 100ms by a background goroutine, avoiding expensive syscalls.
+// Max staleness: 100ms.
 func getCachedTimeNs() int64 {
 	return globalTimeCache.nowNs.Load()
 }
 
+// GetCachedTimeNs returns the current time in nanoseconds from the global cache.
+// This is updated every 100ms by a background goroutine, avoiding expensive syscalls.
+// Max staleness: 100ms.
+// Exported for use by other packages that need fast time access.
+func GetCachedTimeNs() int64 {
+	return getCachedTimeNs()
+}
+
 // Global atomic counter for connection IDs
 var connIDCounter uint64
 
@@ -170,6 +178,9 @@ func (cn *Conn) UsedAt() time.Time {
 	unixNano := atomic.LoadInt64(&cn.usedAt)
 	return time.Unix(0, unixNano)
 }
+func (cn *Conn) UsedAtNs() int64 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&cn.usedAt)
+}
 
 func (cn *Conn) SetUsedAt(tm time.Time) {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&cn.usedAt, tm.UnixNano())
@@ -488,7 +499,7 @@ func (cn *Conn) getEffectiveReadTimeout(normalTimeout time.Duration) time.Durati
 		return time.Duration(readTimeoutNs)
 	}
 
-	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
+	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 100ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
 	nowNs := getCachedTimeNs()
 	// Check if deadline has passed
 	if nowNs < deadlineNs {
@@ -522,7 +533,7 @@ func (cn *Conn) getEffectiveWriteTimeout(normalTimeout time.Duration) time.Durat
 		return time.Duration(writeTimeoutNs)
 	}
 
-	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
+	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 100ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
 	nowNs := getCachedTimeNs()
 	// Check if deadline has passed
 	if nowNs < deadlineNs {
@@ -879,7 +890,7 @@ func (cn *Conn) MaybeHasData() bool {
 
 // deadline computes the effective deadline time based on context and timeout.
 // It updates the usedAt timestamp to now.
-// Uses cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for deadline calculation).
+// Uses cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 100ms staleness is acceptable for deadline calculation).
 func (cn *Conn) deadline(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration) time.Time {
 	// Use cached time for deadline calculation (called 2x per command: read + write)
 	tm := time.Unix(0, getCachedTimeNs())
diff --git a/internal/pool/conn_check.go b/internal/pool/conn_check.go
index 9e83dd83..cfdf5e5d 100644
--- a/internal/pool/conn_check.go
+++ b/internal/pool/conn_check.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func connCheck(conn net.Conn) error {
 
 	var sysErr error
 
-	if err := rawConn.Read(func(fd uintptr) bool {
+	if err := rawConn.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
 		var buf [1]byte
 		// Use MSG_PEEK to peek at data without consuming it
 		n, _, err := syscall.Recvfrom(int(fd), buf[:], syscall.MSG_PEEK|syscall.MSG_DONTWAIT)
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func connCheck(conn net.Conn) error {
 		default:
 			sysErr = err
 		}
-		return true
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pool/pool.go b/internal/pool/pool.go
index 5df4962b..dcb6213d 100644
--- a/internal/pool/pool.go
+++ b/internal/pool/pool.go
@@ -155,10 +155,18 @@ type ConnPool struct {
 var _ Pooler = (*ConnPool)(nil)
 
 func NewConnPool(opt *Options) *ConnPool {
-	p := &ConnPool{
-		cfg: opt,
+	semSize := opt.PoolSize
+	if opt.MaxActiveConns > 0 && opt.MaxActiveConns < opt.PoolSize {
+		if opt.MaxActiveConns < opt.PoolSize {
+			opt.MaxActiveConns = opt.PoolSize
+		}
+		semSize = opt.MaxActiveConns
+	}
+	//semSize = opt.PoolSize
 
-		semaphore: internal.NewFastSemaphore(opt.PoolSize),
+	p := &ConnPool{
+		cfg:       opt,
+		semaphore: internal.NewFastSemaphore(semSize),
 		conns:     make(map[uint64]*Conn),
 		idleConns: make([]*Conn, 0, opt.PoolSize),
 	}
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index 1f4b0224..8cd961e5 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -1351,13 +1351,39 @@ func (c *Conn) TxPipeline() Pipeliner {
 
 // processPushNotifications processes all pending push notifications on a connection
 // This ensures that cluster topology changes are handled immediately before the connection is used
-// This method should be called by the client before using WithReader for command execution
+// This method should be called by the client before using WithWriter for command execution
+//
+// Performance optimization: Skip the expensive MaybeHasData() syscall if a health check
+// was performed recently (within 5 seconds). The health check already verified the connection
+// is healthy and checked for unexpected data (push notifications).
 func (c *baseClient) processPushNotifications(ctx context.Context, cn *pool.Conn) error {
 	// Only process push notifications for RESP3 connections with a processor
-	// Also check if there is any data to read before processing
-	// Which is an optimization on UNIX systems where MaybeHasData is a syscall
+	if c.opt.Protocol != 3 || c.pushProcessor == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Performance optimization: Skip MaybeHasData() syscall if health check was recent
+	// If the connection was health-checked within the last 5 seconds, we can skip the
+	// expensive syscall since the health check already verified no unexpected data.
+	// This is safe because:
+	// 1. Health check (connCheck) uses the same syscall (Recvfrom with MSG_PEEK)
+	// 2. If push notifications arrived, they would have been detected by health check
+	// 3. 5 seconds is short enough that connection state is still fresh
+	// 4. Push notifications will be processed by the next WithReader call
+	lastHealthCheckNs := cn.UsedAtNs()
+	if lastHealthCheckNs > 0 {
+		// Use pool's cached time to avoid expensive time.Now() syscall
+		nowNs := pool.GetCachedTimeNs()
+		if nowNs-lastHealthCheckNs < int64(5*time.Second) {
+			// Recent health check confirmed no unexpected data, skip the syscall
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if there is any data to read before processing
+	// This is an optimization on UNIX systems where MaybeHasData is a syscall
 	// On Windows, MaybeHasData always returns true, so this check is a no-op
-	if c.opt.Protocol != 3 || c.pushProcessor == nil || !cn.MaybeHasData() {
+	if !cn.MaybeHasData() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/redis_test.go b/redis_test.go
index 5cce3f25..9dd00f19 100644
--- a/redis_test.go
+++ b/redis_test.go
@@ -245,6 +245,52 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 		Expect(val).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("proto", int64(3)))
 	})
 
+	It("should initialize idle connections created by MinIdleConns", func() {
+		opt := redisOptions()
+		opt.MinIdleConns = 5
+		opt.Password = "asdf" // Set password to require AUTH
+		opt.DB = 1            // Set DB to require SELECT
+
+		db := redis.NewClient(opt)
+		defer func() {
+			Expect(db.Close()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		}()
+
+		// Wait for minIdle connections to be created
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		// Verify that idle connections were created
+		stats := db.PoolStats()
+		Expect(stats.IdleConns).To(BeNumerically(">=", 5))
+
+		// Now use these connections - they should be properly initialized
+		// If they're not initialized, we'll get NOAUTH or WRONGDB errors
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(id int) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				// Each goroutine performs multiple operations
+				for j := 0; j < 5; j++ {
+					key := fmt.Sprintf("test_key_%d_%d", id, j)
+					err := db.Set(ctx, key, "value", 0).Err()
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+					val, err := db.Get(ctx, key).Result()
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+					Expect(val).To(Equal("value"))
+
+					err = db.Del(ctx, key).Err()
+					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				}
+			}(i)
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+
+		// Verify no errors occurred
+		Expect(db.Ping(ctx).Err()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	})
+
 	It("processes custom commands", func() {
 		cmd := redis.NewCmd(ctx, "PING")
 		_ = client.Process(ctx, cmd)