diff --git a/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js b/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
index fbc0fded..17cdcc47 100644
--- a/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/connection-pool/error-tests.js
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 var helper = require('./test-helper')
 const pg = helper.pg
 
-// first make pool hold 2 clients
-pg.defaults.poolSize = 2
-
-const pool = new pg.Pool()
+// make pool hold 2 clients
+const pool = new pg.Pool({ max: 2 })
 
 const suite = new helper.Suite()
 suite.test('connecting to invalid port', (cb) => {