diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 62f0b2e..1e5ffc0 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -329,11 +329,6 @@ protected:
       LOG("Connection couldn't be created");
     }
 
-    if (PQsetnonblocking(connection_, 1) == -1) {
-      LOG("Unable to set connection to non-blocking");
-      return false;
-    }
-
     ConnStatusType status = PQstatus(connection_);
 
     if(CONNECTION_BAD == status) {
@@ -341,6 +336,11 @@ protected:
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (PQsetnonblocking(connection_, 1) == -1) {
+      LOG("Unable to set connection to non-blocking");
+      return false;
+    }
+
     int fd = PQsocket(connection_);
     if(fd < 0) {
       LOG("socket fd was negative. error");