diff --git a/lib/inspector.js b/lib/inspector.js
index 33c48125bbd22e..4bec628b7d789e 100644
--- a/lib/inspector.js
+++ b/lib/inspector.js
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ class Session extends EventEmitter {
   connect() {
     if (this[connectionSymbol])
       throw new ERR_INSPECTOR_ALREADY_CONNECTED('The inspector session');
-    const connection =
+    this[connectionSymbol] =
       new Connection((message) => this[onMessageSymbol](message));
-    if (connection.sessionAttached) {
-      throw new ERR_INSPECTOR_ALREADY_CONNECTED('Another inspector session');
-    }
-    this[connectionSymbol] = connection;
   }
 
   [onMessageSymbol](message) {