diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 551ff51..25ba576 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -72,14 +72,21 @@ export const getTestPostgresDatabaseFactory = <
       connectionDetailsFromWorker: ConnectionDetailsFromWorker
     ): ConnectionDetails => {
       const pool = new Pool({
-        connectionString:
-          connectionDetailsFromWorker.pgbouncerConnectionString ??
-          connectionDetailsFromWorker.connectionString,
+        connectionString: connectionDetailsFromWorker.connectionString,
       })
 
+      let pgbouncerPool: Pool | undefined
+      if (connectionDetailsFromWorker.pgbouncerConnectionString) {
+        pgbouncerPool = new Pool({
+          connectionString:
+            connectionDetailsFromWorker.pgbouncerConnectionString,
+        })
+      }
+
       t.teardown(async () => {
         try {
           await pool.end()
+          await pgbouncerPool?.end()
         } catch (error) {
           if (
             (error as Error).message.includes(
@@ -96,6 +103,7 @@ export const getTestPostgresDatabaseFactory = <
       return {
         ...connectionDetailsFromWorker,
         pool,
+        pgbouncerPool,
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/public-types.ts b/src/public-types.ts
index 68f1e1b..d2bbd57 100644
--- a/src/public-types.ts
+++ b/src/public-types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export interface ConnectionDetails {
   database: string
 
   pool: Pool
+
+  // TODO if pgbouncer is enabled, this is defined, otherwise undefined
+  pgbouncerPool?: Pool
 }
 
 export interface GetTestPostgresDatabaseFactoryOptions<
diff --git a/src/tests/pgbouncer.test.ts b/src/tests/pgbouncer.test.ts
index 0a72e26..8bd26ed 100644
--- a/src/tests/pgbouncer.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/pgbouncer.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ test("pgbouncer", async (t) => {
   t.is(result.rows[0].result, 1)
 
   // can't use a transaction with statement pool mode
-  const err = await t.throwsAsync(postgres13.pool.query(`BEGIN TRANSACTION`))
+  const err = await t.throwsAsync(
+    postgres13.pgbouncerPool!.query(`BEGIN TRANSACTION`)
+  )
 
   t.truthy(
     err!