mysqljs
diff --git a/‎lib/mysql/client.js
+1-1 b/‎lib/mysql/client.js
+1-1
diff --git a/‎test/simple/test-client.js
+5-5 b/‎test/simple/test-client.js
+5-5
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function(cb) {
     var connection = self._connection = new Stream(),
         parser = self._parser = new Parser();
 
-    connection.connect(self.port, self.host);
     connection
       .on('error', function(err) {
         if (err.errno & (netBinding.ECONNREFUSED | netBinding.ENOTFOUND)) {
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ Client.prototype.connect = function(cb) {
         self.connected = false;
         self._prequeue(connect);
       });
+    connection.connect(self.port, self.host);
 
     parser
       .on('packet', function(packet) {
 
@@ -74,17 +74,17 @@ test(function connect() {
   gently.expect(StreamStub, 'new', function() {
     CONNECTION = this;
 
-    gently.expect(CONNECTION, 'connect', function(port, host) {
-      assert.equal(port, client.port);
-      assert.equal(host, client.host);
-    });
-
     var events = ['error', 'data', 'end'];
     gently.expect(CONNECTION, 'on', events.length, function(event, fn) {
       assert.equal(event, events.shift());
       onConnection[event] = fn;
       return this;
     });
+
+    gently.expect(CONNECTION, 'connect', function(port, host) {
+      assert.equal(port, client.port);
+      assert.equal(host, client.host);
+    });
   });
 
   gently.expect(ParserStub, 'new', function() {