diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 8556d4c..47f4bff 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1368,10 +1368,8 @@
 
 	/* no reuse or failed to reuse the connection above, pick a new one */
 	if (!srv_conn) {
-		srv_conn = conn_new();
+		srv_conn = conn_new(s->target);
 		was_unused = 1;
-		if (srv_conn)
-			srv_conn->target = s->target;
 		srv_cs = NULL;
 
 		srv_conn->owner = s->sess;