diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 71bae1d0..27de6cbc 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -4180,7 +4180,6 @@ static void *stratum_thread(void *userdata)
 			pool->getfail_occasions++;
 			total_go++;
 
-			pool->stratum_active = false;
 			if (initiate_stratum(pool) && auth_stratum(pool))
 				continue;
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 3b90f8e8..42644406 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1217,9 +1217,6 @@ bool initiate_stratum(struct pool *pool)
 	json_error_t err;
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	if (pool->stratum_active)
-		return true;
-
 	if (!pool->stratum_curl) {
 		pool->stratum_curl = curl_easy_init();
 		if (unlikely(!pool->stratum_curl))
@@ -1319,6 +1316,7 @@ out:
 			       pool->pool_no, pool->nonce1, pool->n2size);
 		}
 	} else {
+		pool->stratum_active = false;
 		if (curl) {
 			curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
 			pool->stratum_curl = NULL;