diff --git a/include/boost/mysql/detail/connection_pool/connection_node.hpp b/include/boost/mysql/detail/connection_pool/connection_node.hpp
index aecf43a58..1942bb513 100644
--- a/include/boost/mysql/detail/connection_pool/connection_node.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mysql/detail/connection_pool/connection_node.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ inline internal_pool_params make_internal_pool_params(pool_params&& params)
          std::move(params.username),
          std::move(params.password),
          std::move(params.database),
-         params.connection_collation,
+         handshake_params::default_collation,  // reset wipes out this. TODO: figure out a way
          params.ssl,
          params.multi_queries},
         {
diff --git a/include/boost/mysql/pool_params.hpp b/include/boost/mysql/pool_params.hpp
index f36c7772d..f859b4e3a 100644
--- a/include/boost/mysql/pool_params.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mysql/pool_params.hpp
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ struct pool_params
     std::string username;
     std::string password;
     std::string database;
-    std::uint16_t connection_collation{handshake_params::default_collation};
     ssl_mode ssl{ssl_mode::require};
     bool multi_queries{};
     std::size_t initial_read_buffer_size{buffer_params::default_initial_read_size};
     std::size_t initial_size{1};
-    std::size_t max_size{150};
+    std::size_t max_size{151};
     bool enable_thread_safety{true};
     asio::ssl::context* ssl_ctx{};
     std::chrono::steady_clock::duration connect_timeout{std::chrono::seconds(20)};
diff --git a/test/integration/test/connection_pool.cpp b/test/integration/test/connection_pool.cpp
index d671fc050..251beb38e 100644
--- a/test/integration/test/connection_pool.cpp
+++ b/test/integration/test/connection_pool.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_connection_diagnostics)
 
         // Try to get a connection. This times out, but will return
         // the connection's diagnostics, instead
-        auto conn = pool.async_get_connection(std::chrono::milliseconds(5), diag, yield[ec]);
+        auto conn = pool.async_get_connection(std::chrono::milliseconds(10), diag, yield[ec]);
         BOOST_TEST(ec == common_server_errc::er_access_denied_error);
         validate_string_contains(diag.server_message(), {"access denied"});
     });