diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
index 639ec95441..4dbda011e4 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
-use std::io;
 use std::str::from_utf8;
 
 use futures_channel::mpsc;
@@ -258,10 +257,44 @@ impl PgListener {
     ///
     /// [`eager_reconnect`]: PgListener::eager_reconnect
     pub async fn try_recv(&mut self) -> Result<Option<PgNotification>, Error> {
+        match self.recv_without_recovery().await {
+            Ok(notification) => Ok(Some(notification)),
+
+            // The connection is dead, ensure that it is dropped,
+            // update self state
+            Err(Error::Io(_)) => {
+                if let Some(mut conn) = self.connection.take() {
+                    self.buffer_tx = conn.inner.stream.notifications.take();
+                    // Close the connection in a background task, so we can continue.
+                    conn.close_on_drop();
+                }
+
+                if self.eager_reconnect {
+                    // If reconnecting fails due to an IO error - retry
+                    // if the pool is unable to get a new working connection
+                    // it will eventually error out with Error::PoolTimedOut and
+                    // end this loop
+                    loop {
+                        match self.connection().await {
+                            Ok(_) => break,
+                            Err(Error::Io(_)) => continue,
+                            Err(e) => return Err(e),
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // lost connection
+                Ok(None)
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn recv_without_recovery(&mut self) -> Result<PgNotification, Error> {
         // Flush the buffer first, if anything
         // This would only fill up if this listener is used as a connection
         if let Some(notification) = self.next_buffered() {
-            return Ok(Some(notification));
+            return Ok(notification);
         }
 
         // Fetch our `CloseEvent` listener, if applicable.
@@ -278,45 +311,12 @@ impl PgListener {
                 next_message.await
             };
 
-            let message = match res {
-                Ok(message) => message,
-
-                // The connection is dead, ensure that it is dropped,
-                // update self state, and loop to try again.
-                Err(Error::Io(err))
-                    if matches!(
-                        err.kind(),
-                        io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted |
-                        io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof |
-                        // see ERRORS section in tcp(7) man page (https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/tcp.7.html)
-                        io::ErrorKind::TimedOut |
-                        io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe
-                    ) =>
-                {
-                    if let Some(mut conn) = self.connection.take() {
-                        self.buffer_tx = conn.inner.stream.notifications.take();
-                        // Close the connection in a background task, so we can continue.
-                        conn.close_on_drop();
-                    }
-
-                    if self.eager_reconnect {
-                        self.connect_if_needed().await?;
-                    }
-
-                    // lost connection
-                    return Ok(None);
-                }
-
-                // Forward other errors
-                Err(error) => {
-                    return Err(error);
-                }
-            };
+            let message = res?;
 
             match message.format {
                 // We've received an async notification, return it.
                 BackendMessageFormat::NotificationResponse => {
-                    return Ok(Some(PgNotification(message.decode()?)));
+                    return Ok(PgNotification(message.decode()?));
                 }
 
                 // Mark the connection as ready for another query