diff --git a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
index d0f49d84..551770f0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
     }, 'WsRequestor - unexpected response');
     this.emit('connection-failure');
     this.emit('not-ready', new Error(`${res.statusCode} ${res.statusMessage}`));
+    this.connections++;
   }
 
   _onSocketClosed() {