diff --git a/src/AsyncEventSource.cpp b/src/AsyncEventSource.cpp
index 6ca9bad..4118f7f 100644
--- a/src/AsyncEventSource.cpp
+++ b/src/AsyncEventSource.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ void AsyncEventSource::onConnect(ArEventHandlerFunction cb){
 void AsyncEventSource::_addClient(AsyncEventSourceClient * client){
   if(_clients == NULL){
     _clients = client;
+    if(_connectcb)
+      _connectcb(client);
     return;
   }
   AsyncEventSourceClient * c = _clients;