diff --git a/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/ExchangeServiceBase.java b/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/ExchangeServiceBase.java
index bb01858b4..9e383c582 100644
--- a/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/ExchangeServiceBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/ExchangeServiceBase.java
@@ -889,4 +889,8 @@ public static byte[] getSessionKey() {
       return ExchangeServiceBase.binarySecret;
     }
   }
+
+  public int getMaximumPoolingConnections() {
+    return maximumPoolingConnections;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/request/ServiceRequestBase.java b/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/request/ServiceRequestBase.java
index 101d6b104..aafd48cf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/request/ServiceRequestBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/microsoft/exchange/webservices/data/core/request/ServiceRequestBase.java
@@ -633,7 +633,13 @@ protected SoapFaultDetails readSoapFault(EwsServiceXmlReader reader) {
   protected HttpWebRequest validateAndEmitRequest() throws Exception {
     this.validate();
 
-    HttpWebRequest request = this.buildEwsHttpWebRequest();
+    HttpWebRequest request;
+    
+    if (service.getMaximumPoolingConnections() > 1) {
+        request = buildEwsHttpPoolingWebRequest();
+    } else {
+        request = buildEwsHttpWebRequest();
+    }
 
     try {
       try {