diff --git a/src/bridge.c b/src/bridge.c
index f5158dba6a..54425a6e49 100644
--- a/src/bridge.c
+++ b/src/bridge.c
@@ -314,10 +314,8 @@ int bridge__connect_step3(struct mosquitto *context)
 
 	rc = send__connect(context, context->keepalive, context->clean_start, NULL);
 	if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS){
-		bridge__backoff_reset(context);
 		return MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS;
 	}else if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO && errno == ENOTCONN){
-		bridge__backoff_reset(context);
 		return MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS;
 	}else{
 		if(rc == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
@@ -455,10 +453,8 @@ int bridge__connect(struct mosquitto *context)
 
 	rc2 = send__connect(context, context->keepalive, context->clean_start, NULL);
 	if(rc2 == MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS){
-		bridge__backoff_reset(context);
 		return rc;
 	}else if(rc2 == MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO && errno == ENOTCONN){
-		bridge__backoff_reset(context);
 		return MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS;
 	}else{
 		if(rc2 == MOSQ_ERR_TLS){
@@ -563,6 +559,8 @@ int bridge__on_connect(struct mosquitto *context)
 		}
 	}
 
+	bridge__backoff_reset(context);
+
 	return MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS;
 }