diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index 173ff1ec4..310544aef 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ int32_t LP_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
 #endif
     if ( bindflag == 0 )
     {
+        printf("call connect sock.%d\n",sock);
+        result = connect(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&saddr,addrlen);
+        printf("called connect result.%d\n",result);
         timeout.tv_sec = 2;
         timeout.tv_usec = 0;
         setsockopt(sock,SOL_SOCKET,SO_RCVTIMEO,(void *)&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
-        printf("call connect\n");
-        result = connect(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&saddr,addrlen);
-        printf("called connect result.%d\n",result);
         if ( result != 0 )
         {
             if ( errno != ECONNRESET && errno != ENOTCONN && errno != ECONNREFUSED && errno != ETIMEDOUT && errno != EHOSTUNREACH )