diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 778df1e..3641f78 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -1529,6 +1529,8 @@
 				conn_free(srv_conn);
 				return SF_ERR_RESOURCE;
 			}
+
+			srv_conn->hash_node->hash = hash;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1751,8 +1753,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	srv_conn->hash_node->hash = hash;
-
 	return SF_ERR_NONE;  /* connection is OK */
 }