diff --git a/src/client/toks_client_connect.c b/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
index 09983de..055c106 100644
--- a/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
+++ b/src/client/toks_client_connect.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int32_t toks_client_connect(struct toks_driver_ctx * dctx)
 	toks_set_driver_hsvclink(
 		dctx,hsvclink);
 
-	if ((ntapi->ipc_connect_by_symlink(&hservice,hsvclink)))
+	if ((status = ntapi->ipc_connect_by_symlink(&hservice,hsvclink)))
 		return status;
 
 	toks_set_driver_hservice(