diff --git a/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php b/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
index 9146ed01..01a19573 100644
--- a/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
+++ b/src/Handler/CurlMultiHandler.php
@@ -159,12 +159,11 @@ class CurlMultiHandler
         // pool only after the specified delay.
         if (empty($entry['options']['delay'])) {
             curl_multi_add_handle($this->_mh, $handle);
-            $this->tick();
+            // Do the connection, but don't process any messages as that can
+            // lead to recursion.
+            while (curl_multi_exec($this->_mh, $this->active) === CURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM);
         } elseif ($entry['options']['delay'] === true) {
-            $mh = $this->_mh;
-            P\trampoline()->schedule(static function () use ($handle, $mh) {
-                curl_multi_add_handle($mh, $handle);
-            });
+            curl_multi_add_handle($this->_mh, $handle);
         } else {
             $this->delays[$id] = microtime(true) + ($entry['options']['delay'] / 1000);
         }