diff --git a/source/vibe/core/net.d b/source/vibe/core/net.d
index 7e70a05..aa6e73f 100644
--- a/source/vibe/core/net.d
+++ b/source/vibe/core/net.d
@@ -215,7 +215,16 @@ TCPConnection connectTCP(NetworkAddress addr, NetworkAddress bind_address = anyA
 
 		enforce(!cancelled, "Failed to connect to " ~ addr.toString() ~
 			": timeout");
-		enforce(status == ConnectStatus.connected, "Failed to connect to "~addr.toString()~": "~status.to!string);
+
+		if (status != ConnectStatus.connected) {
+			if (sock != SocketFD.invalid) {
+				bool refsLeft = eventDriver.sockets.releaseRef(sock);
+				assert(!refsLeft);
+			}
+
+			enforce(false, "Failed to connect to "~addr.toString()~": "~status.to!string);
+			assert(false);
+		}
 
 		return TCPConnection(sock, uaddr);
 	} ();
diff --git a/tests/issue-115-connect-fail-leak.d b/tests/issue-115-connect-fail-leak.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a6577c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-115-connect-fail-leak.d
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/+ dub.sdl:
+	name "test"
+	dependency "vibe-core" path=".."
++/
+module test;
+
+import vibe.core.core;
+import vibe.core.log;
+import vibe.core.net;
+
+void main()
+{
+	foreach (_; 0 .. 20) {
+		TCPConnection conn;
+		try {
+			conn = connectTCP("127.0.0.1", 16565);
+			logError("Connection: %s", conn);
+			conn.close();
+			assert(false, "Didn't expect TCP connection on port 16565 to succeed");
+		} catch (Exception) { }
+	}
+}
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