1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/Connector.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/client/Connector.cpp
index 6509964fe8..ea32c4e097 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/Connector.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/Connector.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,13 @@ TCPConnector::~TCPConnector() {
 void TCPConnector::connect(const std::string& host, int port){
     Mutex::ScopedLock l(closedLock);
     assert(closed);
-    socket.connect(host, port);
+    try {
+        socket.connect(host, port);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        socket.close();
+        throw;
+    }
+
     identifier = str(format("[%1% %2%]") % socket.getLocalPort() % socket.getPeerAddress());
     closed = false;
     poller = Poller::shared_ptr(new Poller);