diff --git a/lib/client/pool.js b/lib/client/pool.js
index 3866473..e6e947c 100644
--- a/lib/client/pool.js
+++ b/lib/client/pool.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function createPool(options) {
   return pooling.createPool({
     checkInterval: options.checkInterval,
     log: options.log,
-    name: 'ldapjs_' + (options.url || options.socketPath),
+    name: 'ldapjs_' + (options.url || options.socketPath).replace(/[:/]/g, '_'),
     max: options.maxConnections,
     maxIdleTime: options.maxIdleTime,