diff --git a/pymongo/logger.py b/pymongo/logger.py
index 670c3fe5f..f5a8cf1e4 100644
--- a/pymongo/logger.py
+++ b/pymongo/logger.py
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ _VERBOSE_CONNECTION_ERROR_REASONS = {
     ConnectionClosedReason.POOL_CLOSED: "Connection pool was closed",
     ConnectionCheckOutFailedReason.POOL_CLOSED: "Connection pool was closed",
     ConnectionClosedReason.STALE: "Connection pool was stale",
-    ConnectionClosedReason.ERROR: "Connection experienced an error",
-    ConnectionCheckOutFailedReason.CONN_ERROR: "Connection experienced an error",
+    ConnectionClosedReason.ERROR: "An error occurred while using the connection",
+    ConnectionCheckOutFailedReason.CONN_ERROR: "An error occurred while trying to establish a new connection",
     ConnectionClosedReason.IDLE: "Connection was idle too long",
     ConnectionCheckOutFailedReason.TIMEOUT: "Connection exceeded the specified timeout",
 }
diff --git a/pymongo/pool.py b/pymongo/pool.py
index 8844f81b6..0ece6084c 100644
--- a/pymongo/pool.py
+++ b/pymongo/pool.py
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ class Connection:
                     serverPort=self.address[1],
                     driverConnectionId=self.id,
                     reason=_verbose_connection_error_reason(reason),
+                    error=reason,
                 )
 
     def _close_conn(self) -> None:
@@ -1981,7 +1982,7 @@ class Pool:
                             serverHost=self.address[0],
                             serverPort=self.address[1],
                             driverConnectionId=conn.id,
-                            reason="An error occurred while using the connection",
+                            reason=_verbose_connection_error_reason(ConnectionClosedReason.ERROR),
                             error=ConnectionClosedReason.ERROR,
                         )
             else:
diff --git a/test/connection_logging/connection-logging.json b/test/connection_logging/connection-logging.json
index b3d48f56b..5b3f8c1d4 100644
--- a/test/connection_logging/connection-logging.json
+++ b/test/connection_logging/connection-logging.json
@@ -425,22 +425,6 @@
                 }
               }
             },
-            {
-              "level": "debug",
-              "component": "connection",
-              "data": {
-                "message": "Connection pool cleared",
-                "serverHost": {
-                  "$$type": "string"
-                },
-                "serverPort": {
-                  "$$type": [
-                    "int",
-                    "long"
-                  ]
-                }
-              }
-            },
             {
               "level": "debug",
               "component": "connection",
@@ -486,6 +470,22 @@
                   "$$exists": true
                 }
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "level": "debug",
+              "component": "connection",
+              "data": {
+                "message": "Connection pool cleared",
+                "serverHost": {
+                  "$$type": "string"
+                },
+                "serverPort": {
+                  "$$type": [
+                    "int",
+                    "long"
+                  ]
+                }
+              }
             }
           ]
         }