diff --git a/zyklonb.c b/zyklonb.c
index 2efc794..9e6d5db 100644
--- a/zyklonb.c
+++ b/zyklonb.c
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ irc_on_socks_connected (void *user_data, int socket)
 	struct irc_socks_data *data = user_data;
 	data->ctx->irc_fd = socket;
 	data->succeeded = true;
-	data->polling = true;
+	data->polling = false;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ irc_on_socks_failure (void *user_data)
 {
 	struct irc_socks_data *data = user_data;
 	data->succeeded = false;
-	data->polling = true;
+	data->polling = false;
 }
 
 static void