diff --git a/src/datum_protocol.c b/src/datum_protocol.c
index 1d636f5..e58c7a8 100644
--- a/src/datum_protocol.c
+++ b/src/datum_protocol.c
@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ void *datum_protocol_client(void *args) {
 	
 	if ((ret = getaddrinfo(datum_config.datum_pool_host, port_str, &hints, &res)) != 0) {
 		DLOG_ERROR("getaddrinfo: %s\n", gai_strerror(ret));
+		datum_protocol_client_active = 0;
 		return NULL;
 	}