diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index b8c42325fd8061a0f07bbcbbc4552f081a36a6b0..d7f1f004fcf68f1a934de7e3d5efce47ee75d68f 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -936,9 +936,11 @@ ConnectionExists(struct UrlData *data,
           data->connects[i]=NULL; /* nothing here */
           continue; /* try another one now */
         }
+
+        *usethis = check;
+        return TRUE; /* yes, we found one to use! */
+        
       }
-      *usethis = check;
-      return TRUE; /* yes, we found one to use! */
     }
     else { /* The requested needle connection is using a proxy,
               is the checked one using the same? */