diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 3f03685..cae61b6 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function Connection(config) {
   this._tmrAuth = undefined;
   this._queue = [];
   this._box = undefined;
-  this._idle = {};
+  this._idle = { started: undefined, enabled: false };
   this._parser = undefined;
   this._curReq = undefined;
   this.delimiter = undefined;
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ function Connection(config) {
 inherits(Connection, EventEmitter);
 
 Connection.prototype.connect = function() {
-  var config = this._config, self = this, socket, parser, tlsOptions;
+  var config = this._config,
+      self = this,
+      socket,
+      parser,
+      tlsOptions;
 
   socket = config.socket || new Socket();
   socket.setKeepAlive(true);
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ Connection.prototype.connect = function() {
   this._tmrAuth = undefined;
   this._queue = [];
   this._box = undefined;
-  this._idle = {};
+  this._idle = { started: undefined, enabled: false };
   this._parser = undefined;
   this._curReq = undefined;
   this.delimiter = undefined;