diff --git a/src/bruteforce_ssh.c b/src/bruteforce_ssh.c
index 2d10392..f78be90 100644
--- a/src/bruteforce_ssh.c
+++ b/src/bruteforce_ssh.c
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ int bruteforce_ssh_login(btkg_context_t *context, const char *hostname,
 	int r;
 	r = ssh_connect(my_ssh_session);
 	if (r != SSH_OK) {
-		ssh_free(my_ssh_session);
 		if (context->verbose & CBRUTEKRAG_VERBOSE_MODE) {
 			log_error("[!] Error connecting to %s:%d %s.", hostname,
 				  port, ssh_get_error(my_ssh_session));
 		}
+		ssh_free(my_ssh_session);
 		return -1;
 	}