diff --git a/eventlet/db_pool.py b/eventlet/db_pool.py
index 5a8ea55..a1138bf 100644
--- a/eventlet/db_pool.py
+++ b/eventlet/db_pool.py
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ class PooledConnectionWrapper(GenericConnectionWrapper):
         self._destroy()
 
     def __del__(self):
-        self.close()
+        return  # this causes some issues if __del__ is called in the 
+                # main coroutine, so for now this is disabled
+        #self.close()
 
 
 class DatabaseConnector(object):
diff --git a/greentest/db_pool_test.py b/greentest/db_pool_test.py
index 2c2f57d..8518731 100644
--- a/greentest/db_pool_test.py
+++ b/greentest/db_pool_test.py
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ class TestDBConnectionPool(DBTester):
         self.assert_(self.pool.free() == 1)
         self.assertRaises(AttributeError, self.connection.cursor)
 
-    def test_deletion_does_a_put(self):
+    def dont_test_deletion_does_a_put(self):
+        # doing a put on del causes some issues if __del__ is called in the 
+        # main coroutine, so, not doing that for now
         self.assert_(self.pool.free() == 0)
         self.connection = None
         self.assert_(self.pool.free() == 1)
@@ -222,8 +224,9 @@ class TestDBConnectionPool(DBTester):
             conn.commit()
         
 
-    def test_two_simultaneous_connections(self):
-        """ This test is timing-sensitive. """
+    def dont_test_two_simultaneous_connections(self):
+        # timing-sensitive test, disabled until we come up with a better 
+        # way to do this
         self.pool = self.create_pool(2)
         conn = self.pool.get()
         self.set_up_test_table(conn)
@@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ class TestDBConnectionPool(DBTester):
         self.assertEquals(self.pool.free(), 0)
         self.assertEquals(self.pool.waiting(), 1)
         self.pool.put(conn)
-        timer = api.exc_after(0.3, api.TimeoutError)
+        timer = api.exc_after(1, api.TimeoutError)
         conn = e.wait()
         timer.cancel()
         self.assertEquals(self.pool.free(), 0)
@@ -442,6 +445,17 @@ class TestTpoolConnectionPool(TestDBConnectionPool):
             max_idle=max_idle, max_age=max_age,
             connect_timeout = connect_timeout,
             **self._auth)
+            
+            
+    def setUp(self):
+        from eventlet import tpool
+        tpool.QUIET = True
+        super(TestTpoolConnectionPool, self).setUp()
+        
+    def tearDown(self):
+        from eventlet import tpool
+        tpool.QUIET = False
+        super(TestTpoolConnectionPool, self).tearDown()
 
 
 class TestSaranwrapConnectionPool(TestDBConnectionPool):
diff --git a/greentest/runall.py b/greentest/runall.py
index f07b406..912466e 100755
--- a/greentest/runall.py
+++ b/greentest/runall.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ PARSE_PERIOD = 10
 # the following aren't in the default list unless --all option present
 NOT_HUBS = set()
 NOT_REACTORS = set(['wxreactor', 'glib2reactor', 'gtk2reactor'])
-NOT_TESTS = set(['db_pool_test.py'])
+NOT_TESTS = set()
 
 def w(s):
     sys.stderr.write("%s\n" % (s, ))