diff --git a/include/haproxy/connection.h b/include/haproxy/connection.h
index 094e54cde..08f4313fe 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/connection.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/connection.h
@@ -393,8 +393,11 @@ static inline struct connection *conn_new(void *target)
 	struct connection *conn;
 
 	conn = pool_alloc(pool_head_connection);
-	if (likely(conn != NULL))
+	if (likely(conn != NULL)) {
 		conn_init(conn, target);
+		if (obj_type(target) == OBJ_TYPE_SERVER)
+			srv_use_idle_conn(__objt_server(target), conn);
+	}
 	return conn;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/haproxy/server.h b/include/haproxy/server.h
index 3ad60d0cd..929eeba6f 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/server.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/server.h
@@ -239,6 +239,30 @@ static inline enum srv_initaddr srv_get_next_initaddr(unsigned int *list)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline void srv_use_idle_conn(struct server *srv, struct connection *conn)
+{
+	if (conn->flags & CO_FL_LIST_MASK) {
+		conn->idle_time = 0;
+		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&srv->curr_idle_conns, 1);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(conn->flags & CO_FL_SAFE_LIST ? &srv->curr_safe_nb : &srv->curr_idle_nb, 1);
+		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&srv->curr_idle_thr[tid], 1);
+		conn->flags &= ~CO_FL_LIST_MASK;
+		__ha_barrier_atomic_store();
+		LIST_ADDQ(&srv->available_conns[tid], mt_list_to_list(&conn->list));
+	}
+
+	_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&srv->curr_used_conns, 1);
+
+	/* It's ok not to do that atomically, we don't need an
+	 * exact max.
+	 */
+	if (srv->max_used_conns < srv->curr_used_conns)
+		srv->max_used_conns = srv->curr_used_conns;
+
+	if (srv->est_need_conns < srv->curr_used_conns)
+		srv->est_need_conns = srv->curr_used_conns;
+}
+
 /* This adds an idle connection to the server's list if the connection is
  * reusable, not held by any owner anymore, but still has available streams.
  */
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 47f4bffb5..372389aae 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1166,13 +1166,8 @@ static struct connection *conn_backend_get(struct server *srv, int is_safe)
 		conn = NULL;
  done:
 	if (conn) {
-		conn->idle_time = 0;
 		_HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&srv->next_takeover, (i + 1 == global.nbthread) ? 0 : i + 1);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&srv->curr_idle_conns, 1);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(&srv->curr_idle_thr[i], 1);
-		_HA_ATOMIC_SUB(is_safe ? &srv->curr_safe_nb : &srv->curr_idle_nb, 1);
-		__ha_barrier_atomic_store();
-		LIST_ADDQ(&srv->available_conns[tid], mt_list_to_list(&conn->list));
+		srv_use_idle_conn(srv, conn);
 	}
 	return conn;
 }
@@ -1201,7 +1196,6 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	int reuse = 0;
 	int init_mux = 0;
 	int err;
-	int was_unused = 0;
 
 
 	/* This will catch some corner cases such as lying connections resulting from
@@ -1251,20 +1245,17 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 				 * try idle then safe.
 				 */
 				srv_conn = conn_backend_get(srv, 0);
-				was_unused = 1;
 			}
 			else if (srv->safe_conns &&
 			         ((s->txn && (s->txn->flags & TX_NOT_FIRST)) ||
 				  (s->be->options & PR_O_REUSE_MASK) >= PR_O_REUSE_AGGR) &&
 				 srv->curr_safe_nb > 0) {
 				srv_conn = conn_backend_get(srv, 1);
-				was_unused = 1;
 			}
 			else if (srv->idle_conns &&
 			         ((s->be->options & PR_O_REUSE_MASK) == PR_O_REUSE_ALWS) &&
 				 srv->curr_idle_nb > 0) {
 				srv_conn = conn_backend_get(srv, 0);
-				was_unused = 1;
 			}
 			/* If we've picked a connection from the pool, we now have to
 			 * detach it. We may have to get rid of the previous idle
@@ -1272,10 +1263,8 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 			 * other owner's. That way it may remain alive for others to
 			 * pick.
 			 */
-			if (srv_conn) {
+			if (srv_conn)
 				reuse = 1;
-				srv_conn->flags &= ~CO_FL_LIST_MASK;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1369,7 +1358,6 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 	/* no reuse or failed to reuse the connection above, pick a new one */
 	if (!srv_conn) {
 		srv_conn = conn_new(s->target);
-		was_unused = 1;
 		srv_cs = NULL;
 
 		srv_conn->owner = s->sess;
@@ -1377,17 +1365,6 @@ int connect_server(struct stream *s)
 			conn_set_private(srv_conn);
 	}
 
-	if (srv_conn && srv && was_unused) {
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&srv->curr_used_conns, 1);
-		/* It's ok not to do that atomically, we don't need an
-		 * exact max.
-		 */
-		if (srv->max_used_conns < srv->curr_used_conns)
-			srv->max_used_conns = srv->curr_used_conns;
-
-		if (srv->est_need_conns < srv->curr_used_conns)
-			srv->est_need_conns = srv->curr_used_conns;
-	}
 	if (!srv_conn || !sockaddr_alloc(&srv_conn->dst)) {
 		if (srv_conn)
 			conn_free(srv_conn);
diff --git a/src/tcpcheck.c b/src/tcpcheck.c
index 6f962cc6b..e83b915b9 100644
--- a/src/tcpcheck.c
+++ b/src/tcpcheck.c
@@ -1026,9 +1026,6 @@ enum tcpcheck_eval_ret tcpcheck_eval_connect(struct check *check, struct tcpchec
 
 	/* Maybe there were an older connection we were waiting on */
 	check->wait_list.events = 0;
-	if (s) {
-		_HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&s->curr_used_conns, 1);
-	}
 
 	/* no client address */
 	if (!sockaddr_alloc(&conn->dst)) {