diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/SolrZkClient.java b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/SolrZkClient.java
index 098405de588..f7746124bfb 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/SolrZkClient.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/SolrZkClient.java
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ public class SolrZkClient {
   public SolrZkClient(String zkServerAddress, int zkClientTimeout,
       ZkClientConnectionStrategy strat, final OnReconnect onReconnect, int clientConnectTimeout) throws InterruptedException,
       TimeoutException, IOException {
-    numOpens.incrementAndGet();
     connManager = new ConnectionManager("ZooKeeperConnection Watcher:"
         + zkServerAddress, this, zkServerAddress, zkClientTimeout, strat, onReconnect);
     strat.connect(zkServerAddress, zkClientTimeout, connManager,
@@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ public class SolrZkClient {
           }
         });
     connManager.waitForConnected(clientConnectTimeout);
+    numOpens.incrementAndGet();
   }
 
   /**