--- AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm	2009/09/07 19:54:57	1.186
+++ AnyEvent/lib/AnyEvent/Handle.pm	2009/09/08 00:01:12	1.187
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
    if ($self->{on_error}) {
       $self->{on_error}($self, $fatal, $message);
       $self->destroy if $fatal;
-   } elsif ($self->{fh}) {
+   } elsif ($self->{fh} || $self->{connect}) {
       $self->destroy;
       Carp::croak "AnyEvent::Handle uncaught error: $message";
    }