diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
index a41e70a4f10..9734d0f6d9c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c,v 1.17.2.1 2003/11/24 13:11:27 petere Exp $ */
+/* $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/connect.c,v 1.17.2.2 2006/06/19 09:20:32 meskes Exp $ */
 
 #define POSTGRES_ECPG_INTERNAL
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -386,10 +386,6 @@ ECPGconnect(int lineno, int c, const char *name, const char *user, const char *p
 		const char *errmsg = PQerrorMessage(this->connection);
 		char	   *db = realname ? realname : "<DEFAULT>";
 
-		ecpg_finish(this);
-#ifdef ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&connections_mutex);
-#endif
 		ECPGlog("connect: could not open database %s on %s port %s %s%s%s%s in line %d\n\t%s\n",
 				db,
 				host ? host : "<DEFAULT>",
@@ -398,6 +394,11 @@ ECPGconnect(int lineno, int c, const char *name, const char *user, const char *p
 				user ? "for user " : "", user ? user : "",
 				lineno, errmsg);
 
+		ecpg_finish(this);
+#ifdef ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&connections_mutex);
+#endif
+
 		ECPGraise(lineno, ECPG_CONNECT, ECPG_SQLSTATE_SQLCLIENT_UNABLE_TO_ESTABLISH_SQLCONNECTION, db);
 		if (host)
 			ECPGfree(host);