client.go | 3 +++

diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index d1d25288e400fa979109cd2bff402a6259439542..049136bf5811f2039fc21949738fa60f3558aeda 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ }
 
 func doDial(dial func() (net.Conn, error), ch chan dialResult, utp bool) {
 	conn, err := dial()
+	if err != nil {
+		conn = nil // Pedantic
+	}
 	ch <- dialResult{conn, utp}
 	if err == nil {
 		successfulDials.Add(1)