diff --git a/pytec/tec_qt.py b/pytec/tec_qt.py
index 0965ddf..8c72bed 100644
--- a/pytec/tec_qt.py
+++ b/pytec/tec_qt.py
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                     return
                 await self._on_connection_changed(True)
             else:
-                await self.tec_client.disconnect()
                 await self._on_connection_changed(False)
+                await self.tec_client.disconnect()
 
         except (OSError, TimeoutError) as e:
             logging.error(f"Failed communicating to {ip}:{port}: {e}")
-            await self.tec_client.disconnect()
             await self._on_connection_changed(False)
+            await self.tec_client.disconnect()
 
 
 async def coro_main():