diff --git a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
index 269c52381f3..cb988375598 100644
--- a/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
+++ b/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
                     socket
                         .setTimeout(0)
                         .off('error', reject)
-                        .once('error', (err: Error) => this.#onSocketError(err))
+                        .on('error', (err: Error) => this.#onSocketError(err))
                         .once('close', hadError => {
                             if (!hadError && this.#isOpen && this.#socket === socket) {
                                 this.#onSocketError(new SocketClosedUnexpectedlyError());