diff --git a/pipe.go b/pipe.go
index f1fe9930..e72b3671 100644
--- a/pipe.go
+++ b/pipe.go
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ func (p *pipe) syncDo(dl time.Time, dlOk bool, cmd cmds.Completed) (resp RedisRe
 			err = context.DeadlineExceeded
 		}
 		p.error.CompareAndSwap(nil, &errs{error: err})
-		atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.state, 1, 3) // stopping the worker and let it do the cleaning
-		p.background()                             // start the background worker
+		p.conn.Close()
+		p.background() // start the background worker to clean up goroutines
 	}
 	return newResult(msg, err)
 }
@@ -921,8 +921,8 @@ abort:
 		err = context.DeadlineExceeded
 	}
 	p.error.CompareAndSwap(nil, &errs{error: err})
-	atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.state, 1, 3) // stopping the worker and let it do the cleaning
-	p.background()                             // start the background worker
+	p.conn.Close()
+	p.background() // start the background worker to clean up goroutines
 	for i := 0; i < len(resp); i++ {
 		resp[i] = newErrResult(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pipe_test.go b/pipe_test.go
index ae8587c3..f8bd36e7 100644
--- a/pipe_test.go
+++ b/pipe_test.go
@@ -2841,6 +2841,56 @@ func TestForceClose_DoMulti_Canceled_Block(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Close()
 }
 
+func TestSyncModeSwitchingWithDeadlineExceed_Do(t *testing.T) {
+	p, mock, _, closeConn := setup(t, ClientOption{})
+	defer closeConn()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Microsecond*100)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			if err := p.Do(ctx, cmds.NewCompleted([]string{"GET", "a"})).NonRedisError(); !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected err %v", err)
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	mock.Expect("GET", "a")
+	time.Sleep(time.Microsecond * 200)
+	mock.Expect().ReplyString("OK")
+	wg.Wait()
+	p.Close()
+}
+
+func TestSyncModeSwitchingWithDeadlineExceed_DoMulti(t *testing.T) {
+	p, mock, _, closeConn := setup(t, ClientOption{})
+	defer closeConn()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Microsecond*100)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			if err := p.DoMulti(ctx, cmds.NewCompleted([]string{"GET", "a"}))[0].NonRedisError(); !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected err %v", err)
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	mock.Expect("GET", "a")
+	time.Sleep(time.Microsecond * 200)
+	mock.Expect().ReplyString("OK")
+	wg.Wait()
+	p.Close()
+}
+
 func TestOngoingDeadlineContextInSyncMode_Do(t *testing.T) {
 	p, _, _, closeConn := setup(t, ClientOption{})
 	defer closeConn()