diff --git a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 0d08d5f9..fd166fe4 100644
--- a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public final class HikariPool implements HikariPoolMBean, IBagStateListener
       // Speculative increment of totalConnections with expectation of success
       if (totalConnections.incrementAndGet() > configuration.getMaximumPoolSize() || isShutdown || isPoolSuspended) {
          totalConnections.decrementAndGet();
-         return true;
+         return !isPoolSuspended;
       }
 
       Connection connection = null;
diff --git a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 78bfef0f..2a945e47 100644
--- a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public final class HikariPool implements HikariPoolMBean, IBagStateListener
       // Speculative increment of totalConnections with expectation of success
       if (totalConnections.incrementAndGet() > configuration.getMaximumPoolSize() || isShutdown || isPoolSuspended) {
          totalConnections.decrementAndGet();
-         return true;
+         return !isPoolSuspended;
       }
 
       Connection connection = null;