diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index eaf3aba..6dec411 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use mysql_async::{Conn, prelude::*};
+use mysql_async::{Pool, prelude::*};
 
-pub async fn load_data(conn: &mut Conn) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+pub async fn load_data(pool: &Pool) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // Obviously use something better/more robust here if you're a) loading
     // other data sources and b) aren't so lucky as to have a single `;` after
     // each block of SQL. :)
     let data = String::from_utf8_lossy(include_bytes!("../data.sql"));
     for stmt in data.split(";") {
-        if !stmt.is_empty() {
+        if !stmt.trim().is_empty() {
+            let mut conn = pool.get_conn().await?;
             conn.exec_drop(stmt, params::Params::Empty).await?;
         }
     }
@@ -21,36 +22,42 @@ mod test {
 
     use derive_more::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
+    use mysql_async::Pool;
     use testcontainers_modules::testcontainers::ContainerAsync;
 
     // This is a bit YOLO but is the quickest/cleanest way I can think of to a) get
     // a connection per database and b) ensure `Drop` cleans it up.
     #[derive(Deref, DerefMut)]
-    struct TestConnection(
+    struct TestPool(
         #[deref]
         #[deref_mut]
-        mysql_async::Conn,
+        Pool,
         // Never read, only needed for `Drop`.
         #[allow(dead_code)] ContainerAsync<testcontainers_modules::mysql::Mysql>,
     );
 
-    async fn get_test_connection() -> Result<TestConnection, Box<dyn Error>> {
-        use testcontainers_modules::{mysql, testcontainers::runners::AsyncRunner};
-        let mysql = mysql::Mysql::default().start().await?;
-        let url = format!(
-            "mysql://root@{}:{}/test",
-            mysql.get_host().await?,
-            mysql.get_host_port_ipv4(3306).await?
-        );
-        let conn = mysql_async::Conn::from_url(&url).await?;
-        Ok(TestConnection(conn, mysql))
+    impl TestPool {
+        async fn try_new() -> Result<TestPool, Box<dyn Error>> {
+            use testcontainers_modules::{mysql, testcontainers::runners::AsyncRunner};
+            let mysql = mysql::Mysql::default().start().await?;
+            let url = format!(
+                "mysql://root@{}:{}/test",
+                mysql.get_host().await?,
+                mysql.get_host_port_ipv4(3306).await?
+            );
+            let pool = Pool::from_url(&url)?;
+            Ok(TestPool(pool, mysql))
+        }
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_mysql() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let mut conn = get_test_connection().await?;
+        let pool = TestPool::try_new().await?;
         time_test::time_test!();
-        crate::load_data(&mut conn).await?;
+        crate::load_data(&pool).await?;
+        <mysql_async::Pool as Clone>::clone(&pool)
+            .disconnect()
+            .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 }