diff --git a/include/libssh/priv.h b/include/libssh/priv.h
index b651a792..ed607da7 100644
--- a/include/libssh/priv.h
+++ b/include/libssh/priv.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ typedef struct kex_struct {
 
 struct error_struct {
 /* error handling */
-    int error_code;
+    unsigned int error_code;
     char error_buffer[ERROR_BUFFERLEN];
 };
 
diff --git a/libssh/connect.c b/libssh/connect.c
index 63aa7cfb..f4308629 100644
--- a/libssh/connect.c
+++ b/libssh/connect.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ socket_t ssh_connect_host(ssh_session session, const char *host,
       ssh_set_error(session, SSH_FATAL, "Connect failed: %s", strerror(errno));
       ssh_connect_socket_close(s);
       s = -1;
-      leave_function();
       continue;
     } else {
       /* We are connected */