diff --git a/nats.go b/nats.go
index 70d8891..49c07ec 100644
--- a/nats.go
+++ b/nats.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func setAddrs(addrs []string) []string {
 }
 
 func (n *nbroker) Connect() error {
-	if n.conn != nil {
+	if n.conn != nil && n.conn.IsConnected() {
 		return nil
 	}