diff --git a/protocol/dubbo/pool.go b/protocol/dubbo/pool.go
index ecd57e466a01b361a429cfd7d6eef4a3345574df..cdd2a10a471dd906fc77d165991752cc7d7e266b 100644
--- a/protocol/dubbo/pool.go
+++ b/protocol/dubbo/pool.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -78,11 +79,19 @@ func newGettyRPCClientConn(pool *gettyRPCClientPool, protocol, addr string) (*ge
 		time.Sleep(1e6)
 	}
 	logger.Infof("client init ok")
-	c.created = time.Now().Unix()
+	c.updateActive(time.Now().Unix())
 
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+func (c *gettyRPCClient) updateActive(active int64) {
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&c.created, active)
+}
+
+func (c *gettyRPCClient) getActive() int64 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&c.created)
+}
+
 func (c *gettyRPCClient) newSession(session getty.Session) error {
 	var (
 		ok      bool
@@ -169,9 +178,8 @@ func (c *gettyRPCClient) removeSession(session getty.Session) {
 	}
 	logger.Infof("after remove session{%s}, left session number:%d", session.Stat(), len(c.sessions))
 	if len(c.sessions) == 0 {
-		c.pool.Lock()
-		c.close() // -> pool.remove(c)
-		c.pool.Unlock()
+		c.pool.safeRemove(c)
+		c.close()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -225,10 +233,8 @@ func (c *gettyRPCClient) isAvailable() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *gettyRPCClient) close() error {
-	err := perrors.Errorf("close gettyRPCClient{%#v} again", c)
+	closeErr := perrors.Errorf("close gettyRPCClient{%#v} again", c)
 	c.once.Do(func() {
-		// delete @c from client pool
-		c.pool.remove(c)
 		c.gettyClient.Close()
 		c.gettyClient = nil
 		for _, s := range c.sessions {
@@ -238,10 +244,17 @@ func (c *gettyRPCClient) close() error {
 		}
 		c.sessions = c.sessions[:0]
 
-		c.created = 0
-		err = nil
+		c.updateActive(0)
+		closeErr = nil
 	})
-	return err
+	return closeErr
+}
+
+func (c *gettyRPCClient) safeClose() error {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return c.close()
 }
 
 type gettyRPCClientPool struct {
@@ -268,7 +281,7 @@ func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) close() {
 	p.conns = nil
 	p.Unlock()
 	for _, conn := range conns {
-		conn.close()
+		conn.safeClose()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -286,11 +299,14 @@ func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) getGettyRpcClient(protocol, addr string) (*gettyRPC
 		conn := p.conns[len(p.conns)-1]
 		p.conns = p.conns[:len(p.conns)-1]
 
-		if d := now - conn.created; d > p.ttl {
-			conn.close() // -> pool.remove(c)
+		if d := now - conn.getActive(); d > p.ttl {
+			if closeErr := conn.safeClose(); closeErr == nil {
+				p.remove(conn)
+			}
 			continue
 		}
-		conn.created = now //update created time
+		conn.updateActive(now) //update created time
+
 		return conn, nil
 	}
 	// create new conn
@@ -298,34 +314,37 @@ func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) getGettyRpcClient(protocol, addr string) (*gettyRPC
 }
 
 func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) release(conn *gettyRPCClient, err error) {
-	if conn == nil || conn.created == 0 {
+	if conn == nil || conn.getActive() == 0 {
 		return
 	}
+
 	if err != nil {
-		conn.close()
+		conn.safeClose()
 		return
 	}
 
 	p.Lock()
 	defer p.Unlock()
+
 	if p.conns == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if len(p.conns) >= p.size {
-		conn.close()
+		if closeErr := conn.safeClose(); closeErr == nil {
+			// delete @conn from client pool
+			p.remove(conn)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	p.conns = append(p.conns, conn)
 }
 
 func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) remove(conn *gettyRPCClient) {
-	if conn == nil || conn.created == 0 {
+	if conn == nil || conn.getActive() == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//p.Lock()
-	//defer p.Unlock()
 	if p.conns == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -339,3 +358,10 @@ func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) remove(conn *gettyRPCClient) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *gettyRPCClientPool) safeRemove(conn *gettyRPCClient) {
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
+
+	p.remove(conn)
+}