diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index bf2713a3..8dd68ee0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ public class HikariPool extends PoolBase implements HikariPoolMXBean, IBagStateL
          final long maxLifetime = config.getMaxLifetime();
          if (maxLifetime > 0) {
         	// Determines the random variance max ceiling, from 10 seconds to 2.5% of the maxlifetime whichever is bigger.
-        	final long randomIntervalInMillis = maxLifetime > 10_000 ? Math.max(10_000, maxLifetime / 40) : 0;
+        	final long maxIntervalInMillis = maxLifetime > 10_000 ? Math.max(10_000, maxLifetime / 40) : 0;
+        	
+        	// Randomize the current max interval
+        	final long randomIntervalInMillis = maxIntervalInMillis > 0 ? ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong(maxIntervalInMillis) : 0;
             final long lifetime = maxLifetime - randomIntervalInMillis;
             poolEntry.setFutureEol(houseKeepingExecutorService.schedule(new Runnable() {
                @Override