diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/latvian/apps/tinyserver/HTTPServer.java b/src/main/java/dev/latvian/apps/tinyserver/HTTPServer.java
index ea76cb4..401e5c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/latvian/apps/tinyserver/HTTPServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/latvian/apps/tinyserver/HTTPServer.java
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public void run() {
 
 				if (socketChannel != null) {
 					socketChannel.socket().setSoTimeout((keepAliveTimeout + 1) * 1000);
+					socketChannel.finishConnect();
 					var connection = createConnection(socketChannel, Instant.now());
 					connection.lastActivity = now;
 					connections.add(connection);