diff --git a/callbacks.go b/callbacks.go
index 6d6b23b..4e622b4 100644
--- a/callbacks.go
+++ b/callbacks.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func errHandler(dbprocAddr C.long, severity, dberr, oserr C.int, dberrstr, oserr
 
 	conn := getConnection(int64(dbprocAddr))
 	if conn != nil {
-		conn.addError(err)
+		conn.addError(err, int(dberr))
 	}
 
 	//fmt.Printf("err: %s", err)
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index e8cc296..ac18d7c 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ type Conn struct {
 	messageNums  map[int]int
 	messageMutex sync.RWMutex
 
+	errors      map[int]string
+	errorsMutex sync.RWMutex
+
 	currentResult   *Result
 	expiresFromPool time.Time
 	belongsToPool   *ConnPool
@@ -120,7 +123,12 @@ func (conn *Conn) addMessage(msg string, msgno int) {
 	conn.messageNums[msgno] = i + 1
 }
 
-func (conn *Conn) addError(err string) {
+func (conn *Conn) addError(err string, errno int) {
+	conn.errorsMutex.Lock()
+	defer conn.errorsMutex.Unlock()
+
+	conn.errors[errno] = err
+
 	if len(conn.Error) > 0 {
 		conn.Error += "\n"
 	}
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@ func connectWithCredentials(crd *credentials) (*Conn, error) {
 		spParamsCache: NewParamsCache(),
 		credentials:   *crd,
 		messageNums:   make(map[int]int),
+		errors:        make(map[int]string),
 	}
 	err := conn.reconnect()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,6 +197,14 @@ func (conn *Conn) close() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Remove a pooled connection from it's pool.
+func RemoveFromPool(conn *Conn) *Conn {
+	if conn.belongsToPool != nil {
+		conn.belongsToPool.Remove(conn)
+	}
+	return conn
+}
+
 //ensure only one getDbProc at a time
 var getDbProcMutex = &sync.Mutex{}
 
@@ -260,11 +277,15 @@ func (conn *Conn) DbUse() error {
 
 func (conn *Conn) clearMessages() {
 	conn.messageMutex.Lock()
-	defer conn.messageMutex.Unlock()
+	conn.errorsMutex.Lock()
 
 	conn.Error = ""
+	conn.errors = make(map[int]string)
 	conn.Message = ""
 	conn.messageNums = make(map[int]int)
+
+	conn.errorsMutex.Lock()
+	conn.messageMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
 //Returns the number of occurances of a supplied FreeTDS message number.
@@ -276,6 +297,15 @@ func (conn *Conn) HasMessageNumber(msgno int) int {
 	return count
 }
 
+//Returns the error string for a supplied FreeTDS error number.
+//if the error has not occurred then an empty string and false is returned.
+func (conn *Conn) HasErrorNumber(errno int) (string, bool) {
+	conn.errorsMutex.RLock()
+	err, found := conn.errors[errno]
+	conn.errorsMutex.RUnlock()
+	return err, found
+}
+
 //Execute sql query.
 func (conn *Conn) Exec(sql string) ([]*Result, error) {
 	results, err := conn.exec(sql)
diff --git a/conn_pool.go b/conn_pool.go
index a48bd76..cfd8064 100644
--- a/conn_pool.go
+++ b/conn_pool.go
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ func (p *ConnPool) addToPool(conn *Conn) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Remove a pooled connection from the pool,
+// forcing a new connection to take it's place.
+func (p *ConnPool) Remove(conn *Conn) {
+	if conn.belongsToPool != p {
+		return
+	}
+	p.connCount--
+	<-p.poolGuard //remove reservation
+	conn.belongsToPool = nil
+}
+
 //Release connection to the pool.
 func (p *ConnPool) Release(conn *Conn) {
 	if conn.belongsToPool != p {
diff --git a/conn_sp.go b/conn_sp.go
index d58882e..5a621f4 100644
--- a/conn_sp.go
+++ b/conn_sp.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) ExecSp(spName string, params ...interface{}) (*SpResult, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for i, spParam := range spParams {
-		//get datavalue for the suplied stored procedure parametar
+		//get datavalue for the suplied stored procedure parameter
 		var datavalue *C.BYTE
 		datalen := 0
 		if i < len(params) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) ExecSp(spName string, params ...interface{}) (*SpResult, error
 			if param != nil {
 				data, sqlDatalen, err := typeToSqlBuf(int(spParam.UserTypeId), param, conn.freetdsVersionGte095)
 				if err != nil {
-					conn.Close() //close the connection
+					conn.close() //hard close the connection, if pooled don't return it.
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				if len(data) > 0 {