--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.c
@@ -1113,12 +1113,9 @@ ngx_get_connection(ngx_socket_t s, ngx_l
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    c = ngx_cycle->free_connections;
+    ngx_drain_connections((ngx_cycle_t *) ngx_cycle);
 
-    if (c == NULL) {
-        ngx_drain_connections((ngx_cycle_t *) ngx_cycle);
-        c = ngx_cycle->free_connections;
-    }
+    c = ngx_cycle->free_connections;
 
     if (c == NULL) {
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, 0,
@@ -1304,6 +1301,21 @@ ngx_drain_connections(ngx_cycle_t *cycle
     ngx_queue_t       *q;
     ngx_connection_t  *c;
 
+    if (cycle->free_connection_n > cycle->connection_n / 16
+        || cycle->reusable_connections_n == 0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (cycle->connections_reuse_time != ngx_time()) {
+        cycle->connections_reuse_time = ngx_time();
+
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_WARN, cycle->log, 0,
+                      "%ui worker_connections are not enough, "
+                      "reusing connections",
+                      cycle->connection_n);
+    }
+
     n = ngx_max(ngx_min(32, cycle->reusable_connections_n / 8), 1);
 
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {