diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index d10671a5..22fc6bef 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ func TestOpenFailedVhost(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	c, err := Open(rwc, defaultConfig())
-	if err != ErrVhost {
-		t.Fatalf("expected ErrVhost got: %+v on %+v", err, c)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not nil error got: %+v on %+v", err, c)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 8e62ee96..b837b5df 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ func (c *Connection) openVhost(config Config) error {
 
 	if err := c.call(req, res); err != nil {
 		// Cannot be closed yet, but we know it's a vhost problem
-		return ErrVhost
+		return err
 	}
 
 	c.Config.Vhost = config.Vhost