diff --git a/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/ConnectionPool/HTTPConnectionPool.swift b/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/ConnectionPool/HTTPConnectionPool.swift
index e040108e6..3e5454596 100644
--- a/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/ConnectionPool/HTTPConnectionPool.swift
+++ b/Sources/AsyncHTTPClient/ConnectionPool/HTTPConnectionPool.swift
@@ -12,8 +12,124 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+import NIO
+
 enum HTTPConnectionPool {
-    struct Connection {
+    struct Connection: Hashable {
         typealias ID = Int
+
+        // PLEASE NOTE:
+        // The HTTP/1.1 connection code here is commented out, for a sad and simple reason: We
+        // don't have a HTTP1Connection yet. As soon as the HTTP1Connection has landed
+        // (https://github.com/swift-server/async-http-client/pull/400) we will enable
+        // HTTP1Connections here. Landing the connection box now enables us to already review the
+        // ConnectionPool StateMachines.
+
+        private enum Reference {
+//            case http1_1(HTTP1Connection)
+
+            case __testOnly_connection(ID, EventLoop)
+        }
+
+        private let _ref: Reference
+
+//        fileprivate static func http1_1(_ conn: HTTP1Connection) -> Self {
+//            Connection(_ref: .http1_1(conn))
+//        }
+
+        static func __testOnly_connection(id: ID, eventLoop: EventLoop) -> Self {
+            Connection(_ref: .__testOnly_connection(id, eventLoop))
+        }
+
+        var id: ID {
+            switch self._ref {
+//            case .http1_1(let connection):
+//                return connection.id
+            case .__testOnly_connection(let id, _):
+                return id
+            }
+        }
+
+        var eventLoop: EventLoop {
+            switch self._ref {
+//            case .http1_1(let connection):
+//                return connection.channel.eventLoop
+            case .__testOnly_connection(_, let eventLoop):
+                return eventLoop
+            }
+        }
+
+        @discardableResult
+        fileprivate func close() -> EventLoopFuture<Void> {
+            switch self._ref {
+//            case .http1_1(let connection):
+//                return connection.close()
+
+            case .__testOnly_connection(_, let eventLoop):
+                return eventLoop.makeSucceededFuture(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        fileprivate func execute(request: HTTPExecutingRequest) {
+            switch self._ref {
+//            case .http1_1(let connection):
+//                return connection.execute(request: request)
+            case .__testOnly_connection:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+
+        fileprivate func cancel() {
+            switch self._ref {
+//            case .http1_1(let connection):
+//                return connection.cancel()
+            case .__testOnly_connection:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+
+        static func == (lhs: HTTPConnectionPool.Connection, rhs: HTTPConnectionPool.Connection) -> Bool {
+            switch (lhs._ref, rhs._ref) {
+//            case (.http1_1(let lhsConn), .http1_1(let rhsConn)):
+//                return lhsConn === rhsConn
+            case (.__testOnly_connection(let lhsID, let lhsEventLoop), .__testOnly_connection(let rhsID, let rhsEventLoop)):
+                return lhsID == rhsID && lhsEventLoop === rhsEventLoop
+//            default:
+//                return false
+            }
+        }
+
+        func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
+            switch self._ref {
+            case .__testOnly_connection(let id, let eventLoop):
+                hasher.combine(id)
+                hasher.combine(eventLoop.id)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct EventLoopID: Hashable {
+    private var id: Identifier
+
+    private enum Identifier: Hashable {
+        case objectIdentifier(ObjectIdentifier)
+        case __testOnly_fakeID(Int)
+    }
+
+    init(_ eventLoop: EventLoop) {
+        self.init(.objectIdentifier(ObjectIdentifier(eventLoop)))
     }
+
+    private init(_ id: Identifier) {
+        self.id = id
+    }
+
+    static func __testOnly_fakeID(_ id: Int) -> EventLoopID {
+        return EventLoopID(.__testOnly_fakeID(id))
+    }
+}
+
+extension EventLoop {
+    var id: EventLoopID { EventLoopID(self) }
 }