diff --git a/include/aedis/connection.hpp b/include/aedis/connection.hpp
index f9429e11..2f671ce0 100644
--- a/include/aedis/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/aedis/connection.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace aedis {
  */
 template <class AsyncReadWriteStream = boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>
 class connection :
-   public connection_base<
+   private connection_base<
       typename AsyncReadWriteStream::executor_type,
       connection<AsyncReadWriteStream>> {
 public:
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public:
 
    /// Type of the next layer
    using next_layer_type = AsyncReadWriteStream;
+   using base_type = connection_base<executor_type, connection<AsyncReadWriteStream>>;
+
+   /// List of operations that can be canceled.
+   using operation = typename base_type::operation;
 
    /** @brief Connection configuration parameters.
     */
@@ -67,6 +71,9 @@ public:
    : connection(ioc.get_executor())
    { }
 
+   /// Returns the associated executor.
+   auto get_executor() {return stream_.get_executor();}
+
    /// Resets the underlying stream.
    void reset_stream()
    {
@@ -174,28 +181,117 @@ public:
       return base_type::async_run(ep, req, adapter, ts, std::move(token));
    }
 
+   /** @brief Executes a command on the Redis server asynchronously.
+    *
+    *  This function will send a request to the Redis server and
+    *  complete when the response arrives. If the request contains
+    *  only commands that don't expect a response, the completion
+    *  occurs after it has been written to the underlying stream.
+    *  Multiple concurrent calls to this function will be
+    *  automatically queued by the implementation.
+    *
+    *  @param req Request object.
+    *  @param adapter Response adapter.
+    *  @param token Asio completion token.
+    *
+    *  For an example see echo_server.cpp. The completion token must
+    *  have the following signature
+    *
+    *  @code
+    *  void f(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t);
+    *  @endcode
+    *
+    *  Where the second parameter is the size of the response in
+    *  bytes.
+    */
+   template <
+      class Adapter = detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
+      class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
+   auto async_exec(
+      resp3::request const& req,
+      Adapter adapter = adapt(),
+      CompletionToken token = CompletionToken{})
+   {
+      return base_type::async_exec(req, adapter, std::move(token));
+   }
+
+   /** @brief Receives server side pushes asynchronously.
+    *
+    *  Users that expect server pushes should call this function in a
+    *  loop. If a push arrives and there is no reader, the connection
+    *  will hang and eventually timeout.
+    *
+    *  @param adapter The response adapter.
+    *  @param token The Asio completion token.
+    *
+    *  For an example see subscriber.cpp. The completion token must
+    *  have the following signature
+    *
+    *  @code
+    *  void f(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t);
+    *  @endcode
+    *
+    *  Where the second parameter is the size of the push in
+    *  bytes.
+    */
+   template <
+      class Adapter = detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
+      class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
+   auto async_receive_push(
+      Adapter adapter = adapt(),
+      CompletionToken token = CompletionToken{})
+   {
+      return base_type::async_receive_push(adapter, std::move(token));
+   }
+
+   /** @brief Cancel operations.
+    *
+    *  @li `operation::exec`: Cancels operations started with
+    *  `async_exec`. Has precedence over
+    *  `request::config::close_on_connection_lost`
+    *  @li operation::run: Cancels the `async_run` operation. Notice
+    *  that the preferred way to close a connection is to send a
+    *  [QUIT](https://redis.io/commands/quit/) command to the server.
+    *  An unresponsive Redis server will also cause the idle-checks to
+    *  timeout and lead to `connection::async_run` completing with
+    *  `error::idle_timeout`.  Calling `cancel(operation::run)`
+    *  directly should be seen as the last option.
+    *  @li operation::receive_push: Cancels any ongoing callto
+    *  `async_receive_push`.
+    *
+    *  @param op: The operation to be cancelled.
+    *  @returns The number of operations that have been canceled.
+    */
+   auto cancel(operation op) -> std::size_t
+      { return base_type::cancel(op); }
+
 private:
-   using base_type = connection_base<executor_type, connection<AsyncReadWriteStream>>;
    using this_type = connection<next_layer_type>;
 
    template <class, class> friend class connection_base;
    template <class, class> friend struct detail::exec_read_op;
    template <class, class> friend struct detail::exec_op;
    template <class, class> friend struct detail::receive_push_op;
-   template <class> friend struct detail::ping_op;
    template <class> friend struct detail::check_idle_op;
    template <class> friend struct detail::reader_op;
    template <class> friend struct detail::writer_op;
-   template <class> friend struct detail::connect_with_timeout_op;
+   template <class, class> friend struct detail::connect_with_timeout_op;
    template <class> friend struct detail::run_op;
+   template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::ping_op;
 
-   template <class CompletionToken>
-   auto async_connect(timeouts ts, CompletionToken&& token)
+   template <class Timer, class CompletionToken>
+   auto
+   async_connect(
+      boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type const& endpoints,
+      timeouts ts,
+      Timer& timer,
+      CompletionToken&& token)
    {
       return boost::asio::async_compose
          < CompletionToken
          , void(boost::system::error_code)
-         >(detail::connect_with_timeout_op<this_type>{this, ts}, token, stream_);
+         >(detail::connect_with_timeout_op<this_type, Timer>{this, &endpoints, ts, &timer},
+               token, stream_);
    }
 
    void close() { stream_.close(); }
diff --git a/include/aedis/connection_base.hpp b/include/aedis/connection_base.hpp
index cd0ab906..42e8070e 100644
--- a/include/aedis/connection_base.hpp
+++ b/include/aedis/connection_base.hpp
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
 namespace aedis {
 
-/** @brief Base class for high level Redis asynchronous connections.
- *  @ingroup any
+/** Base class for high level Redis asynchronous connections.
  *
  *  This class is not meant to be instantiated directly but as base
  *  class in the CRTP.
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ namespace aedis {
 template <class Executor, class Derived>
 class connection_base {
 public:
-   /// Executor type.
    using executor_type = Executor;
+   using this_type = connection_base<Executor, Derived>;
 
    /** @brief List of async operations exposed by this class.
     *  
@@ -57,10 +56,6 @@ public:
       receive_push,
    };
 
-   /** @brief Constructor
-    *
-    *  @param ex The executor.
-    */
    explicit connection_base(executor_type ex)
    : resv_{ex}
    , ping_timer_{ex}
@@ -75,27 +70,8 @@ public:
       read_timer_.expires_at(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point::max());
    }
 
-   /// Returns the executor.
    auto get_executor() {return resv_.get_executor();}
 
-   /** @brief Cancel operations.
-    *
-    *  @li `operation::exec`: Cancels operations started with
-    *  `async_exec`. Has precedence over
-    *  `request::config::close_on_connection_lost`
-    *  @li operation::run: Cancels the `async_run` operation. Notice
-    *  that the preferred way to close a connection is to send a
-    *  [QUIT](https://redis.io/commands/quit/) command to the server.
-    *  An unresponsive Redis server will also cause the idle-checks to
-    *  timeout and lead to `connection::async_run` completing with
-    *  `error::idle_timeout`.  Calling `cancel(operation::run)`
-    *  directly should be seen as the last option.
-    *  @li operation::receive_push: Cancels any ongoing callto
-    *  `async_receive_push`.
-    *
-    *  @param op: The operation to be cancelled.
-    *  @returns The number of operations that have been canceled.
-    */
    auto cancel(operation op) -> std::size_t
    {
       switch (op) {
@@ -142,29 +118,6 @@ public:
       }
    }
 
-   /** @brief Executes a command on the Redis server asynchronously.
-    *
-    *  This function will send a request to the Redis server and
-    *  complete when the response arrives. If the request contains
-    *  only commands that don't expect a response, the completion
-    *  occurs after it has been written to the underlying stream.
-    *  Multiple concurrent calls to this function will be
-    *  automatically queued by the implementation.
-    *
-    *  @param req Request object.
-    *  @param adapter Response adapter.
-    *  @param token Asio completion token.
-    *
-    *  For an example see echo_server.cpp. The completion token must
-    *  have the following signature
-    *
-    *  @code
-    *  void f(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t);
-    *  @endcode
-    *
-    *  Where the second parameter is the size of the response in
-    *  bytes.
-    */
    template <
       class Adapter = detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
       class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
@@ -181,25 +134,6 @@ public:
          >(detail::exec_op<Derived, Adapter>{&derived(), &req, adapter}, token, resv_);
    }
 
-   /** @brief Receives server side pushes asynchronously.
-    *
-    *  Users that expect server pushes should call this function in a
-    *  loop. If a push arrives and there is no reader, the connection
-    *  will hang and eventually timeout.
-    *
-    *  @param adapter The response adapter.
-    *  @param token The Asio completion token.
-    *
-    *  For an example see subscriber.cpp. The completion token must
-    *  have the following signature
-    *
-    *  @code
-    *  void f(boost::system::error_code, std::size_t);
-    *  @endcode
-    *
-    *  Where the second parameter is the size of the push in
-    *  bytes.
-    */
    template <
       class Adapter = detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
       class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
@@ -214,7 +148,6 @@ public:
          >(detail::receive_push_op<Derived, decltype(f)>{&derived(), f}, token, resv_);
    }
 
-protected:
    template <class Timeouts, class CompletionToken>
    auto
    async_run(endpoint ep, Timeouts ts, CompletionToken token)
@@ -307,7 +240,7 @@ private:
       return boost::asio::async_compose
          < CompletionToken
          , void(boost::system::error_code)
-         >(detail::resolve_with_timeout_op<Derived>{&derived(), d},
+         >(detail::resolve_with_timeout_op<this_type>{this, d},
             token, resv_);
    }
 
@@ -337,7 +270,7 @@ private:
       return boost::asio::async_compose
          < CompletionToken
          , void(boost::system::error_code)
-         >(detail::start_op<Derived, Timeouts>{&derived(), ts}, token, resv_);
+         >(detail::start_op<this_type, Timeouts>{this, ts}, token, resv_);
    }
 
    template <class CompletionToken>
@@ -428,13 +361,7 @@ private:
 
    // IO objects
    resolver_type resv_;
-protected:
    timer_type ping_timer_;
-   endpoint ep_;
-   // The result of async_resolve.
-   boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints_;
-
-private:
    timer_type check_idle_timer_;
    timer_type writer_timer_;
    timer_type read_timer_;
@@ -450,6 +377,9 @@ private:
 
    resp3::request req_;
    std::vector<resp3::node<std::string>> response_;
+   endpoint ep_;
+   // The result of async_resolve.
+   boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints_;
 };
 
 } // aedis
diff --git a/include/aedis/detail/connection_ops.hpp b/include/aedis/detail/connection_ops.hpp
index e9ad63c5..37c3a5b9 100644
--- a/include/aedis/detail/connection_ops.hpp
+++ b/include/aedis/detail/connection_ops.hpp
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 
 namespace aedis::detail {
 
-template <class Conn>
+template <class Conn, class Timer>
 struct connect_with_timeout_op {
    Conn* conn = nullptr;
+   boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type const* endpoints = nullptr;
    typename Conn::timeouts ts;
+   Timer* timer = nullptr;
    boost::asio::coroutine coro{};
 
    template <class Self>
@@ -43,10 +45,10 @@ struct connect_with_timeout_op {
    {
       reenter (coro)
       {
-         conn->ping_timer_.expires_after(ts.connect_timeout);
+         timer->expires_after(ts.connect_timeout);
          yield
          detail::async_connect(
-            conn->next_layer(), conn->ping_timer_, conn->endpoints_, std::move(self));
+            conn->next_layer(), *timer, *endpoints, std::move(self));
          self.complete(ec);
       }
    }
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ struct run_op {
          }
 
          yield
-         conn->derived().async_connect(ts, std::move(self));
+         conn->derived().async_connect(conn->endpoints_, ts, conn->ping_timer_, std::move(self));
          if (ec) {
             conn->cancel(Conn::operation::run);
             self.complete(ec);
diff --git a/include/aedis/ssl/connection.hpp b/include/aedis/ssl/connection.hpp
index 20a1e477..89ae95b2 100644
--- a/include/aedis/ssl/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/aedis/ssl/connection.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class connection;
  */
 template <class AsyncReadWriteStream>
 class connection<boost::asio::ssl::stream<AsyncReadWriteStream>> :
-   public connection_base<
+   private connection_base<
       typename boost::asio::ssl::stream<AsyncReadWriteStream>::executor_type,
       connection<boost::asio::ssl::stream<AsyncReadWriteStream>>> {
 public:
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ public:
 
    /// Executor type.
    using executor_type = typename next_layer_type::executor_type;
+   using base_type = connection_base<executor_type, connection<boost::asio::ssl::stream<AsyncReadWriteStream>>>;
+
+   /// List of operations that can be canceled.
+   using operation = typename base_type::operation;
 
    /** @brief Connection configuration parameters.
     */
@@ -76,6 +80,9 @@ public:
    : connection(ioc.get_executor(), ctx)
    { }
 
+   /// Returns the associated executor.
+   auto get_executor() {return stream_.get_executor();}
+
    /// Reset the underlying stream.
    void reset_stream(boost::asio::ssl::context& ctx)
    {
@@ -119,30 +126,71 @@ public:
       return base_type::async_run(ep, req, adapter, ts, std::move(token));
    }
 
+   /** @brief Executes a command on the Redis server asynchronously.
+    *
+    *  See aedis::connection::async_exec for detailed information.
+    */
+   template <
+      class Adapter = aedis::detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
+      class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
+   auto async_exec(
+      resp3::request const& req,
+      Adapter adapter = adapt(),
+      CompletionToken token = CompletionToken{})
+   {
+      return base_type::async_exec(req, adapter, std::move(token));
+   }
+
+   /** @brief Receives server side pushes asynchronously.
+    *
+    *  See aedis::connection::async_receive_push for detailed information.
+    */
+   template <
+      class Adapter = aedis::detail::response_traits<void>::adapter_type,
+      class CompletionToken = boost::asio::default_completion_token_t<executor_type>>
+   auto async_receive_push(
+      Adapter adapter = adapt(),
+      CompletionToken token = CompletionToken{})
+   {
+      return base_type::async_receive_push(adapter, std::move(token));
+   }
+
+   /** @brief Cancel operations.
+    *
+    *  See aedis::connection::cancel for detailed information.
+    */
+   auto cancel(operation op) -> std::size_t
+      { return base_type::cancel(op); }
+
 private:
-   using base_type = connection_base<executor_type, connection<boost::asio::ssl::stream<AsyncReadWriteStream>>>;
    using this_type = connection<next_layer_type>;
 
    template <class, class> friend class aedis::connection_base;
    template <class, class> friend struct aedis::detail::exec_op;
-   template <class> friend struct detail::ssl_connect_with_timeout_op;
+   template <class, class> friend struct detail::ssl_connect_with_timeout_op;
    template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::run_op;
    template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::writer_op;
-   template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::ping_op;
    template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::check_idle_op;
    template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::reader_op;
+   template <class, class> friend struct aedis::detail::exec_read_op;
+   template <class> friend struct aedis::detail::ping_op;
 
    auto& lowest_layer() noexcept { return stream_.lowest_layer(); }
    auto is_open() const noexcept { return stream_.next_layer().is_open(); }
    void close() { stream_.next_layer().close(); }
 
-   template <class CompletionToken>
-   auto async_connect(timeouts ts, CompletionToken&& token)
+   template <class Timer, class CompletionToken>
+   auto
+   async_connect(
+      boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type const& endpoints,
+      timeouts ts,
+      Timer& timer,
+      CompletionToken&& token)
    {
       return boost::asio::async_compose
          < CompletionToken
          , void(boost::system::error_code)
-         >(detail::ssl_connect_with_timeout_op<this_type>{this, ts}, token, stream_);
+         >(detail::ssl_connect_with_timeout_op<this_type, Timer>{this, &endpoints, ts, &timer}, token, stream_);
    }
 
    next_layer_type stream_;
diff --git a/include/aedis/ssl/detail/connection_ops.hpp b/include/aedis/ssl/detail/connection_ops.hpp
index 54e8737f..b2718284 100644
--- a/include/aedis/ssl/detail/connection_ops.hpp
+++ b/include/aedis/ssl/detail/connection_ops.hpp
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ auto async_handshake(
       >(handshake_op<Stream>{&stream, &timer}, token, stream, timer);
 }
 
-template <class Conn>
+template <class Conn, class Timer>
 struct ssl_connect_with_timeout_op {
    Conn* conn = nullptr;
+   boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type const* endpoints = nullptr;
    typename Conn::timeouts ts;
+   Timer* timer = nullptr;
    boost::asio::coroutine coro{};
 
    template <class Self>
@@ -85,21 +87,21 @@ struct ssl_connect_with_timeout_op {
    {
       reenter (coro)
       {
-         conn->ping_timer_.expires_after(ts.connect_timeout);
+         timer->expires_after(ts.connect_timeout);
 
          yield
          aedis::detail::async_connect(
-            conn->lowest_layer(), conn->ping_timer_, conn->endpoints_, std::move(self));
+            conn->lowest_layer(), *timer, *endpoints, std::move(self));
 
          if (ec) {
             self.complete(ec);
             return;
          }
 
-         conn->ping_timer_.expires_after(ts.handshake_timeout);
+         timer->expires_after(ts.handshake_timeout);
 
          yield
-         async_handshake(conn->next_layer(), conn->ping_timer_, std::move(self));
+         async_handshake(conn->next_layer(), *timer, std::move(self));
          self.complete(ec);
       }
    }