diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/pool/ConnectionPool.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/pool/ConnectionPool.java
index 509e1d8f6..10fd8dd6d 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/pool/ConnectionPool.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/pool/ConnectionPool.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ abstract class ConnectionPool<T extends RedisConnection> {
 
         CompletableFuture<Void> initPromise = new CompletableFuture<>();
         AtomicInteger initializedConnections = new AtomicInteger(minimumIdleSize);
-        int startAmount = Math.min(2, minimumIdleSize);
+        int startAmount = Math.min(1, minimumIdleSize);
         AtomicInteger requests = new AtomicInteger(startAmount);
         for (int i = 0; i < startAmount; i++) {
             createConnection(checkFreezed, requests, entry, initPromise, minimumIdleSize, initializedConnections);