diff --git a/src/net.c b/src/net.c
index c64aa5a..c3e8694 100644
--- a/src/net.c
+++ b/src/net.c
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ int tcp_connect(struct ev_loop *loop, const char *host, int port,
     if (ret) {
         if (ret == EAI_SYSTEM) {
             log_err("getaddrinfo failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-            return -1;
+            goto fail;
         }
 
         log_err("getaddrinfo failed: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
-        return -1;
+        goto fail;
     }
 
     for (rp = result; rp != NULL; rp = rp->ai_next) {
@@ -211,5 +211,8 @@ int tcp_connect(struct ev_loop *loop, const char *host, int port,
 
 free_addrinfo:
     freeaddrinfo(result);
+fail:
+    if (sock < 0)
+        on_connected(-1, arg);
     return sock;
 }
diff --git a/src/rtty.c b/src/rtty.c
index 5107192..f703643 100644
--- a/src/rtty.c
+++ b/src/rtty.c
@@ -772,13 +772,13 @@ int rtty_start(struct rtty *rtty)
 
     ev_init(&rtty->tmr, rtty_timer_cb);
 
+    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtty->ttys);
+    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtty->http_conns);
+
     if (tcp_connect(rtty->loop, rtty->host, rtty->port, on_net_connected, rtty) < 0
             && !rtty->reconnect)
         return -1;
 
-    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtty->ttys);
-    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtty->http_conns);
-
     return 0;
 }