diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/kernel/tests.c
index 7058ea96..70484a4c 100644
--- a/kernel/tests.c
+++ b/kernel/tests.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void cli_on_disc(ClientEventArgs*e )
 
 void* client_task(void* e)
 {
-    int err = 0;
+    int err = -2;
     Client cli;
     char   netbuffer[256];
     kprintf("created client");
@@ -324,9 +324,10 @@ void* client_task(void* e)
 
    SHELLDEBUGPRINTF("Client is ready...\n");
 
-    while (cli_ConnectTo(&cli,"192.168.0.1",5555,0) != 0)
+    while (err)
     {
-        SHELLDEBUGPRINTF("retry connect\n");
+        SHELLDEBUGPRINTF("retry connect err = %d\n",err);
+        err = cli_ConnectTo(&cli,"192.168.0.1",5555,0);
     }
     SHELLDEBUGPRINTF("connected\n");
     sleep(1);