diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index 427d34fa8..bb12b0ae8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ public HikariPool(final HikariConfig config)
             quietlySleep(MILLISECONDS.toMillis(100));
          }
 
-         addConnectionExecutor.setMaximumPoolSize(1);
          addConnectionExecutor.setCorePoolSize(1);
+         addConnectionExecutor.setMaximumPoolSize(1);
       }
    }