diff --git a/dist/config/rds.d.ts b/dist/config/rds.d.ts
index 1f950a82..ae60c260 100644
--- a/dist/config/rds.d.ts
+++ b/dist/config/rds.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare const _default: {
                 connectionLimit: number;
                 waitForConnections: boolean;
                 queueLimit: number;
+                usePool: boolean;
             };
         };
     };
diff --git a/dist/config/rds.js b/dist/config/rds.js
index 50865d41..fdcfb90f 100644
--- a/dist/config/rds.js
+++ b/dist/config/rds.js
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ export default {
         queueLimit: Number(
           process.env.LESGO_AWS_RDS_AURORA_MYSQL_PROXY_QUEUE_LIMIT || '0'
         ),
+        usePool:
+          process.env.LESGO_AWS_RDS_AURORA_MYSQL_USE_POOL === 'false'
+            ? false
+            : true,
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.d.ts b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c672e26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+declare const disconnectMySQLClient: () => Promise<void>;
+export default disconnectMySQLClient;
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.js b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..795c08f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+var __awaiter =
+  (this && this.__awaiter) ||
+  function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) {
+      return value instanceof P
+        ? value
+        : new P(function (resolve) {
+            resolve(value);
+          });
+    }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+      function fulfilled(value) {
+        try {
+          step(generator.next(value));
+        } catch (e) {
+          reject(e);
+        }
+      }
+      function rejected(value) {
+        try {
+          step(generator['throw'](value));
+        } catch (e) {
+          reject(e);
+        }
+      }
+      function step(result) {
+        result.done
+          ? resolve(result.value)
+          : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected);
+      }
+      step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+  };
+import { logger } from '../../utils';
+import { singleton } from './getMySQLProxyClient';
+const FILE = 'lesgo.services.RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService.disconnectMySQLClient';
+const disconnectMySQLClient = () =>
+  __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const singletonConns = Object.keys(singleton);
+    if (singletonConns.length === 0) {
+      logger.debug(`${FILE}::NO_CONNECTIONS_TO_DISCONNECT`);
+      return;
+    }
+    logger.debug(`${FILE}::PREPARING_TO_DISCONNECT`, {
+      singletonConns,
+    });
+    singletonConns.forEach(singletonConn =>
+      __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        try {
+          yield singleton[singletonConn].end();
+          delete singleton[singletonConn];
+          logger.debug(`${FILE}::COMPLETED`, { singletonConn });
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error(`${FILE}::ERROR`, { singletonConn, err });
+        }
+      })
+    );
+  });
+export default disconnectMySQLClient;
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.d.ts b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.d.ts
index 04fb6a33..e5a8b8ad 100644
--- a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.d.ts
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.d.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Pool, ConnectionOptions } from 'mysql2/promise';
+import { Pool, Connection, ConnectionOptions } from 'mysql2/promise';
 import { RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions } from '../../types/aws';
 export interface Singleton {
-    [key: string]: Pool;
+    [key: string]: Pool | Connection;
 }
 export declare const singleton: Singleton;
-declare const getMySQLProxyClient: (connOptions?: ConnectionOptions, clientOpts?: RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions) => Promise<Pool>;
+declare const getMySQLProxyClient: (connOptions?: ConnectionOptions, clientOpts?: RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions) => Promise<Pool | Connection>;
 export default getMySQLProxyClient;
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.js b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.js
index e94eacfc..65dcff0d 100644
--- a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.js
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var __awaiter =
       step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
     });
   };
-import { createPool } from 'mysql2/promise';
+import { createPool, createConnection } from 'mysql2/promise';
 import { logger, isEmpty, validateFields } from '../../utils';
 import { rds as rdsConfig } from '../../config';
 import { getSecretValue } from '../../utils/secretsmanager';
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ const FILE = 'lesgo.services.RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService.getMySQLProxyClient';
 export const singleton = {};
 const getMySQLProxyClient = (connOptions, clientOpts) =>
   __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    var _a;
     const options = validateFields(clientOpts || {}, [
       { key: 'region', type: 'string', required: false },
       { key: 'singletonConn', type: 'string', required: false },
       { key: 'dbCredentialsSecretId', type: 'string', required: false },
       { key: 'databaseName', type: 'string', required: false },
+      { key: 'usePool', type: 'boolean', required: false },
     ]);
     const region = options.region || rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.region;
     const singletonConn = options.singletonConn || 'default';
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ const getMySQLProxyClient = (connOptions, clientOpts) =>
       rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.dbCredentialsSecretId;
     const databaseName =
       options.databaseName || rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.databaseName;
+    const usePool =
+      (_a = options.usePool) !== null && _a !== void 0
+        ? _a
+        : rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.usePool;
     if (!isEmpty(singleton[singletonConn])) {
       logger.debug(`${FILE}::REUSE_RDS_CONNECTION`);
       return singleton[singletonConn];
@@ -64,25 +70,37 @@ const getMySQLProxyClient = (connOptions, clientOpts) =>
         singletonConn,
       }
     );
+    const poolOptions = {
+      connectionLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.connectionLimit || 10,
+      waitForConnections:
+        rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.waitForConnections || true,
+      queueLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.queueLimit || 0,
+    };
     const connOpts = Object.assign(
-      {
-        host: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.host || dbCredentials.host,
-        database: databaseName,
-        port: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.port || dbCredentials.port || 3306,
-        connectionLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.connectionLimit || 10,
-        waitForConnections:
-          rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.waitForConnections || true,
-        queueLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.queueLimit || 0,
-      },
+      Object.assign(
+        {
+          host: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.host || dbCredentials.host,
+          database: databaseName,
+          port: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.port || dbCredentials.port || 3306,
+        },
+        usePool ? poolOptions : {}
+      ),
       connOptions
     );
     logger.debug(`${FILE}::CONN_OPTS`, { connOpts });
-    const dbPool = createPool(
-      Object.assign(
-        { user: dbCredentials.username, password: dbCredentials.password },
-        connOpts
-      )
-    );
+    const dbPool = usePool
+      ? createPool(
+          Object.assign(
+            { user: dbCredentials.username, password: dbCredentials.password },
+            connOpts
+          )
+        )
+      : yield createConnection(
+          Object.assign(
+            { user: dbCredentials.username, password: dbCredentials.password },
+            connOpts
+          )
+        );
     singleton[singletonConn] = dbPool;
     logger.debug(`${FILE}::NEW_RDS_CONNECTION`);
     return dbPool;
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.d.ts b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.d.ts
index 0e7ffd99..dc778e5d 100644
--- a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectMySQLProxyClient } from './disconnectMySQLProxyClient';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLClient } from './disconnectMySQLClient';
 export { default as getMySQLProxyClient } from './getMySQLProxyClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';
diff --git a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.js b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.js
index 0e7ffd99..dc778e5d 100644
--- a/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.js
+++ b/dist/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectMySQLProxyClient } from './disconnectMySQLProxyClient';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLClient } from './disconnectMySQLClient';
 export { default as getMySQLProxyClient } from './getMySQLProxyClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';
diff --git a/dist/types/aws.d.ts b/dist/types/aws.d.ts
index 7be9146e..d6601a4a 100644
--- a/dist/types/aws.d.ts
+++ b/dist/types/aws.d.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
 export interface RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions extends ClientOptions {
     dbCredentialsSecretId?: string;
     databaseName?: string;
+    usePool?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.d.ts b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45373384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * @deprecated Disconnect db is no longer to be used due to the use of ConnectionPool
+ */
+declare const disconnectMySQLDb: () => Promise<void>;
+export default disconnectMySQLDb;
diff --git a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.js b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1f50523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { disconnectMySQLClient } from '../../../../services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService';
+/**
+ * @deprecated Disconnect db is no longer to be used due to the use of ConnectionPool
+ */
+const disconnectMySQLDb = () => {
+  return disconnectMySQLClient();
+};
+export default disconnectMySQLDb;
diff --git a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/getClient.d.ts b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/getClient.d.ts
index 22e462c6..41aadc08 100644
--- a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/getClient.d.ts
+++ b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/getClient.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { ConnectionOptions } from 'mysql2/promise';
 import { RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions } from '../../../../types/aws';
-declare const getClient: (connOptions?: ConnectionOptions, clientOpts?: RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions) => Promise<import("mysql2/promise").Pool>;
+declare const getClient: (connOptions?: ConnectionOptions, clientOpts?: RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions) => Promise<import("mysql2/promise").Pool | import("mysql2/promise").Connection>;
 export default getClient;
diff --git a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.d.ts b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.d.ts
index 84712654..18af3562 100644
--- a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectDb } from './disconnectDb';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLDb } from './disconnectMySQLDb';
 export { default as getClient } from './getClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';
diff --git a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.js b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.js
index 84712654..18af3562 100644
--- a/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.js
+++ b/dist/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectDb } from './disconnectDb';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLDb } from './disconnectMySQLDb';
 export { default as getClient } from './getClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';
diff --git a/src/config/rds.ts b/src/config/rds.ts
index 5f751404..dd9722c7 100644
--- a/src/config/rds.ts
+++ b/src/config/rds.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ export default {
         queueLimit: Number(
           process.env.LESGO_AWS_RDS_AURORA_MYSQL_PROXY_QUEUE_LIMIT || '0'
         ),
+        usePool:
+          process.env.LESGO_AWS_RDS_AURORA_MYSQL_USE_POOL === 'false'
+            ? false
+            : true,
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/__tests__/disconnectMySQLClient.test.ts b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/__tests__/disconnectMySQLClient.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9329819f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/__tests__/disconnectMySQLClient.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { ConnectionOptions } from 'mysql2/promise';
+import getMySQLProxyClient, { singleton } from '../getMySQLProxyClient';
+import { disconnectMySQLClient } from '../../RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService';
+import { query } from '../../RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService';
+import { getSecretValue } from '../../../utils/secretsmanager';
+
+jest.mock('../../../utils/secretsmanager');
+
+describe('query', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('clear all singleton', async () => {
+    const connOptions: ConnectionOptions = {
+      host: 'localhost',
+      user: 'root',
+      password: 'password',
+      database: 'test',
+    };
+    const clientOpts = {
+      region: 'us-west-2',
+      endpoint: 'http://localhost:8000',
+    };
+    (getSecretValue as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(connOptions);
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      getMySQLProxyClient(connOptions, clientOpts),
+      getMySQLProxyClient(connOptions, {
+        ...clientOpts,
+        singletonConn: 'test1',
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(Object.keys(singleton).length).toBe(2);
+
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(Object.values(singleton)[0], 'end');
+
+    await disconnectMySQLClient();
+
+    expect(Object.keys(singleton).length).toBe(0);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.ts b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2862d973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/disconnectMySQLClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { logger } from '../../utils';
+import { singleton } from './getMySQLProxyClient';
+
+const FILE = 'lesgo.services.RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService.disconnectMySQLClient';
+
+const disconnectMySQLClient = async () => {
+  const singletonConns = Object.keys(singleton);
+  if (singletonConns.length === 0) {
+    logger.debug(`${FILE}::NO_CONNECTIONS_TO_DISCONNECT`);
+    return;
+  }
+  logger.debug(`${FILE}::PREPARING_TO_DISCONNECT`, {
+    singletonConns,
+  });
+  singletonConns.forEach(async singletonConn => {
+    try {
+      await singleton[singletonConn].end();
+      delete singleton[singletonConn];
+      logger.debug(`${FILE}::COMPLETED`, { singletonConn });
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(`${FILE}::ERROR`, { singletonConn, err });
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export default disconnectMySQLClient;
diff --git a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.ts b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.ts
index 811aed8b..d49fa4f5 100644
--- a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.ts
+++ b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/getMySQLProxyClient.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { Pool, ConnectionOptions, createPool } from 'mysql2/promise';
+import {
+  Pool,
+  Connection,
+  ConnectionOptions,
+  createPool,
+  createConnection,
+} from 'mysql2/promise';
 import { logger, isEmpty, validateFields } from '../../utils';
 import { rds as rdsConfig } from '../../config';
 import { getSecretValue } from '../../utils/secretsmanager';
@@ -7,7 +13,7 @@ import { RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions } from '../../types/aws';
 const FILE = 'lesgo.services.RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService.getMySQLProxyClient';
 
 export interface Singleton {
-  [key: string]: Pool;
+  [key: string]: Pool | Connection;
 }
 
 export const singleton: Singleton = {};
@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ const getMySQLProxyClient = async (
     { key: 'singletonConn', type: 'string', required: false },
     { key: 'dbCredentialsSecretId', type: 'string', required: false },
     { key: 'databaseName', type: 'string', required: false },
+    { key: 'usePool', type: 'boolean', required: false },
   ]);
 
   const region = options.region || rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.region;
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ const getMySQLProxyClient = async (
     rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.dbCredentialsSecretId) as string;
   const databaseName =
     options.databaseName || rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.databaseName;
+  const usePool = options.usePool ?? rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.usePool;
 
   if (!isEmpty(singleton[singletonConn])) {
     logger.debug(`${FILE}::REUSE_RDS_CONNECTION`);
@@ -40,22 +48,32 @@ const getMySQLProxyClient = async (
     singletonConn,
   });
 
+  const poolOptions = {
+    connectionLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.connectionLimit || 10,
+    waitForConnections: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.waitForConnections || true,
+    queueLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.queueLimit || 0,
+  };
+
   const connOpts = {
     host: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.host || dbCredentials.host,
     database: databaseName,
     port: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.port || dbCredentials.port || 3306,
-    connectionLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.connectionLimit || 10,
-    waitForConnections: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.waitForConnections || true,
-    queueLimit: rdsConfig.aurora.mysql.proxy.queueLimit || 0,
+    ...(usePool ? poolOptions : {}),
     ...connOptions,
   };
   logger.debug(`${FILE}::CONN_OPTS`, { connOpts });
 
-  const dbPool = createPool({
-    user: dbCredentials.username,
-    password: dbCredentials.password,
-    ...connOpts,
-  });
+  const dbPool = usePool
+    ? createPool({
+        user: dbCredentials.username,
+        password: dbCredentials.password,
+        ...connOpts,
+      })
+    : await createConnection({
+        user: dbCredentials.username,
+        password: dbCredentials.password,
+        ...connOpts,
+      });
 
   singleton[singletonConn] = dbPool;
   logger.debug(`${FILE}::NEW_RDS_CONNECTION`);
diff --git a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.ts b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.ts
index 0e7ffd99..dc778e5d 100644
--- a/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectMySQLProxyClient } from './disconnectMySQLProxyClient';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLClient } from './disconnectMySQLClient';
 export { default as getMySQLProxyClient } from './getMySQLProxyClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';
diff --git a/src/types/aws.ts b/src/types/aws.ts
index 27f17b23..1ae2c198 100644
--- a/src/types/aws.ts
+++ b/src/types/aws.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
 export interface RDSAuroraMySQLProxyClientOptions extends ClientOptions {
   dbCredentialsSecretId?: string;
   databaseName?: string;
+  usePool?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.ts b/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f31307d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/disconnectMySQLDb.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { disconnectMySQLClient } from '../../../../services/RDSAuroraMySQLProxyService';
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Disconnect db is no longer to be used due to the use of ConnectionPool
+ */
+const disconnectMySQLDb = () => {
+  return disconnectMySQLClient();
+};
+
+export default disconnectMySQLDb;
diff --git a/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.ts b/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.ts
index 84712654..18af3562 100644
--- a/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/db/mysql/proxy/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export { default as disconnectDb } from './disconnectDb';
+export { default as disconnectMySQLDb } from './disconnectMySQLDb';
 export { default as getClient } from './getClient';
 export { default as query } from './query';