diff --git a/lib/Predis/Network/ConnectionBase.php b/lib/Predis/Network/ConnectionBase.php
index cd181e38..c73a5318 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Network/ConnectionBase.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Network/ConnectionBase.php
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use Predis\CommunicationException;
 use Predis\Commands\ICommand;
 
 abstract class ConnectionBase implements IConnectionSingle {
-    private $_cachedId;
-    protected $_params, $_initCmds, $_resource;
+    private $_cachedId, $_resource;
+    protected $_params, $_initCmds;
 
     public function __construct(ConnectionParameters $parameters) {
         $this->_initCmds = array();
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abstract class ConnectionBase implements IConnectionSingle {
     }
 
     public function isConnected() {
-        return is_resource($this->_resource);
+        return isset($this->_resource);
     }
 
     protected abstract function createResource();
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ abstract class ConnectionBase implements IConnectionSingle {
         $this->_resource = $this->createResource();
     }
 
+    public function disconnect() {
+        unset($this->_resource);
+    }
+
     public function pushInitCommand(ICommand $command){
         $this->_initCmds[] = $command;
     }
@@ -50,9 +54,10 @@ abstract class ConnectionBase implements IConnectionSingle {
     }
 
     public function getResource() {
-        if (!$this->isConnected()) {
-            $this->connect();
+        if (isset($this->_resource)) {
+            return $this->_resource;
         }
+        $this->connect();
         return $this->_resource;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Network/PhpiredisConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Network/PhpiredisConnection.php
index ca9c7772..6fedad33 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Network/PhpiredisConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Network/PhpiredisConnection.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class PhpiredisConnection extends ConnectionBase {
     }
 
     public function __destruct() {
-        $this->disconnect();
         phpiredis_reader_destroy($this->_reader);
+        parent::__destruct();
     }
 
     protected function checkParameters(ConnectionParameters $parameters) {
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ class PhpiredisConnection extends ConnectionBase {
 
     public function disconnect() {
         if ($this->isConnected()) {
-            socket_close($this->_resource);
-            $this->_resource = null;
+            socket_close($this->getResource());
+            parent::disconnect();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Predis/Network/StreamConnection.php b/lib/Predis/Network/StreamConnection.php
index 80ea10b2..dafcd3c5 100644
--- a/lib/Predis/Network/StreamConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Predis/Network/StreamConnection.php
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class StreamConnection extends ConnectionBase {
     public function disconnect() {
         if ($this->isConnected()) {
             fclose($this->getResource());
+            parent::disconnect();
         }
     }