diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 0769a98..b9f70e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   CONSOLE_OUTPUT: XTerm
+  TRACES_BACKEND: traces/backend/test
+  METRICS_BACKEND: metrics/backend/test
 
 jobs:
   test:
diff --git a/async-pool.gemspec b/async-pool.gemspec
index 93fc1a0..c2640b0 100644
--- a/async-pool.gemspec
+++ b/async-pool.gemspec
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 	spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 3.1"
 	
 	spec.add_dependency "async", ">= 1.25"
+	spec.add_dependency "traces"
+	spec.add_dependency "metrics"
 end
diff --git a/lib/async/pool/controller.rb b/lib/async/pool/controller.rb
index 0ced584..21fe3fc 100644
--- a/lib/async/pool/controller.rb
+++ b/lib/async/pool/controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 require 'async/notification'
 require 'async/semaphore'
 
+require 'traces'
+require 'metrics'
+
 module Async
 	module Pool
 		# A resource pool controller.
@@ -154,7 +157,9 @@ def release(resource)
 				retire(resource) unless processed
 			end
 			
-			private def drain
+			def drain
+				Console.debug(self, "Draining pool...", size: @resources.size)
+				
 				# Enumerate all existing resources and retire them:
 				while resource = acquire_existing_resource
 					retire(resource)
@@ -262,6 +267,7 @@ def availability_summary
 			
 			def reuse(resource)
 				Console.debug(self) {"Reuse #{resource}"}
+				
 				usage = @resources[resource]
 				
 				if usage.nil? || usage.zero?
@@ -286,11 +292,7 @@ def wait_for_resource
 					@notification.wait
 				end
 				
-				Console.debug(self) {"Wait for resource -> #{resource}"}
-				
-				# if resource.concurrency > 1
-				# 	@notification.signal
-				# end
+				# Be careful not to context switch or fail here.
 				
 				return resource
 			end
@@ -318,12 +320,16 @@ def create_resource
 			def available_resource
 				resource = nil
 				
+				Console.debug(self, "Acquiring concurrency guard...", blocking: @guard.blocking?)
+				
 				@guard.acquire do
+					Console.debug(self, "Acquired concurrency guard.")
+					
 					resource = acquire_or_create_resource
 				end
 				
 				return resource
-			rescue Exception
+			rescue Exception => error
 				reuse(resource) if resource
 				raise
 			end
@@ -375,6 +381,50 @@ def acquire_or_create_resource
 					return create_resource
 				end
 			end
+			
+			Traces::Provider(self) do
+				def create_resource(...)
+					attributes = {
+						concurrency: @guard.limit,
+						size: @resources.size,
+						limit: @limit,
+					}
+					
+					Traces.trace('async.pool.create', attributes: attributes) {super}
+				end
+				
+				def drain(...)
+					attributes = {
+						size: @resources.size,
+					}
+					
+					Traces.trace('async.pool.drain', attributes: attributes) {super}
+				end
+			end
+			
+			Metrics::Provider(self) do
+				ACQUIRE_COUNT = Metrics.metric('async.pool.acquire', :counter, description: 'Number of times a resource was invoked.')
+				RELEASE_COUNT = Metrics.metric('async.pool.release', :counter, description: 'Number of times a resource was released.')
+				RETIRE_COUNT = Metrics.metric('async.pool.retire', :counter, description: 'Number of times a resource was retired.')
+				
+				def acquire(...)
+					ACQUIRE_COUNT.emit(1)
+					
+					super
+				end
+				
+				def release(...)
+					super.tap do
+						RELEASE_COUNT.emit(1)
+					end
+				end
+				
+				def retire(...)
+					super.tap do
+						RETIRE_COUNT.emit(1)
+					end
+				end
+			end
 		end
 	end
 end
diff --git a/test/async/pool/failure.rb b/test/async/pool/failure.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f7268a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/async/pool/failure.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Released under the MIT License.
+# Copyright, 2021-2024, by Samuel Williams.
+
+require 'async/pool/controller'
+require 'async/pool/resource'
+require 'async/queue'
+
+require 'sus/fixtures/async/reactor_context'
+
+describe Async::Pool::Controller do
+	include Sus::Fixtures::Async::ReactorContext
+	
+	let(:resources) {Async::Queue.new}
+	
+	let(:constructor) do
+		lambda do
+			resource = resources.dequeue
+			
+			if resource.is_a?(Exception)
+				raise resource
+			end
+			
+			resource
+		end
+	end
+	
+	let(:pool) {subject.new(constructor)}
+	
+	with "a constructor that fails" do
+		it "robustly creates new resources" do
+			resource1 = Async::Pool::Resource.new
+			resource2 = Async::Pool::Resource.new
+			
+			resources.enqueue(RuntimeError.new("Failed to connect"))
+			resources.enqueue(resource1)
+			resources.enqueue(RuntimeError.new("Failed to connect"))
+			resources.enqueue(resource2)
+			
+			expect{pool.acquire}.to raise_exception(RuntimeError)
+			expect(pool.acquire).to be == resource1
+			expect{pool.acquire}.to raise_exception(RuntimeError)
+			expect(pool.acquire).to be == resource2
+		ensure
+			pool.release(resource1)
+			pool.release(resource2)
+		end
+	end
+end