diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index ad21ccdb..c6bd5529 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ func connect(ctx context.Context, config *ConnConfig) (c *Conn, err error) {
 		c.log(ctx, LogLevelInfo, "Dialing PostgreSQL server", map[string]interface{}{"host": config.Config.Host})
 	}
 	c.pgConn, err = pgconn.ConnectConfig(ctx, &config.Config)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		if c.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
 			c.log(ctx, LogLevelError, "connect failed", map[string]interface{}{"err": err})