diff --git a/src/client/toks_client_connect.c b/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
index 07ad311..e3dddfd 100644
--- a/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
+++ b/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ int32_t toks_client_connect(struct toks_driver_ctx * dctx)
 			&oa)))
 		return status;
 
-	toks_set_driver_hsvclink(
-		dctx,hsvclink);
-
-	if ((status = ntapi->ipc_connect_by_symlink(&hservice,hsvclink)))
+	if ((status = ntapi->ipc_connect_by_symlink(&hservice,hsvclink))) {
+		ntapi->zw_close(hsvclink);
 		return status;
+	}
+
+	ntapi->zw_close(hsvclink);
 
 	ntapi->tt_aligned_block_memset(
 		&msg,0,sizeof(msg));