diff --git a/pglablib/ASyncDBConnection.cpp b/pglablib/ASyncDBConnection.cpp
index 3cc675a..0e131bd 100644
--- a/pglablib/ASyncDBConnection.cpp
+++ b/pglablib/ASyncDBConnection.cpp
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ bool ASyncDBConnectionThread::makeConnection()
 		bool ok = m_connection.connectStart(conn_string); //keywords, values);
 		auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 		if (ok && m_connection.status() != CONNECTION_BAD) {
-			int sock = m_connection.socket();
 			Win32Event socket_event(Win32Event::Reset::Auto, Win32Event::Initial::Clear);
 
 			long fd = FD_WRITE;
 			while (true) {
 				// poll till complete or failed (we can get an abort command)
+				int sock = m_connection.socket();
 				WSAEventSelect(sock, socket_event.handle(), fd);
 				WaitHandleList whl;
 				auto wait_result_socket_event = whl.add(socket_event);