diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index c055944..c024cc4 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ function IssueLog (args) {
   this.totalReconnectsAttempted = 0;
   this.totalReconnectsSuccess = 0;
 
+  this.timers = [];
+
   Utils.merge(this, args);
   EventEmitter.call(this);
 }
@@ -56,22 +58,26 @@ issues.log = function log (message) {
 
   // All failures must occur within `failuresTimeout` ms from the initial
   // failure in order for node to be disconnected or removed.
-  if (this.failures && this.failures == this.config.failures)
-    this.failuresResetId = setTimeout(issue.failuresReset.bind(issue), this.failuresTimeout);
+  if (this.failures && this.failures == this.config.failures) {
+    this.failuresResetId = issue.setTimeout(
+      issue.failuresReset.bind(issue),
+      this.failuresTimeout
+    );
+  }
 
   if (this.failures && !this.locked) {
     this.locked = true;
-    setTimeout(issue.attemptRetry.bind(issue), this.retry);
+    issue.setTimeout(issue.attemptRetry.bind(issue), this.retry);
     return this.emit('issue', this.details);
   }
 
-  if (this.failuresResetId) clearTimeout(this.failuresResetId);
+  if (this.failuresResetId) this.clearTimeout(this.failuresResetId);
 
   if (this.remove) return this.emit('remove', this.details);
 
   if (!this.isScheduledToReconnect) {
       this.isScheduledToReconnect = true;
-      setTimeout(issue.attemptReconnect.bind(issue), this.reconnect);
+      issue.setTimeout(issue.attemptReconnect.bind(issue), this.reconnect);
   }
 };
 
@@ -119,7 +125,10 @@ issues.attemptReconnect = function attemptReconnect () {
     // still no access to the server
     if (err) {
       issue.messages.push(err.message || 'No message specified');
-      return setTimeout(issue.attemptReconnect.bind(issue), issue.reconnect);
+      return issue.setTimeout(
+        issue.attemptReconnect.bind(issue),
+        issue.reconnect
+      );
     }
 
     issue.emit('reconnected', issue.details);
@@ -133,3 +142,36 @@ issues.attemptReconnect = function attemptReconnect () {
     Utils.merge(issue, JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(issue.config)));
   });
 };
+
+
+issues.setTimeout = function IssueLog_setTimeout (fn, ms) {
+  var issue = this;
+
+  var timer = setTimeout(function setTimeoutWrappedFn () {
+    issue.clearTimeout(timer);
+
+    fn();
+  }, ms);
+
+  this.timers.push(timer);
+
+  return timer;
+};
+
+issues.clearTimeout = function IssueLog_clearTimeout (timer) {
+  clearTimeout(timer);
+
+  var index = this.timers.indexOf(timer);
+
+  if (index >= 0) {
+    this.timers.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+};
+
+issues.clearTimers = function clearTimers () {
+  for (let i = 0; i < this.timers.length; i++) {
+    clearTimeout(this.timers[i]);
+  }
+
+  this.timers = [];
+};
diff --git a/lib/memcached.js b/lib/memcached.js
index 9742a1d..8f79c6b 100644
--- a/lib/memcached.js
+++ b/lib/memcached.js
@@ -437,6 +437,10 @@ Client.config = {
     Object.keys(this.connections).forEach(function closeConnection(key) {
       memcached.connections[key].free(0);
     });
+
+    Object.keys(this.issues).forEach(function issueClearTimers(issue) {
+      memcached.issues[issue].clearTimers();
+    });
   };
 
   // These do not need to be publicly available as it's one of the most important