Index: src/OFTCPSocket.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFTCPSocket.m
+++ src/OFTCPSocket.m
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
 
 	@try {
 		[_socket connectToHost: _host
 				  port: _port];
 	} @catch (OFException *e) {
-		_exception = e;
+		_exception = [e retain];
 	}
 
 	[self performSelector: @selector(didConnect)
 		     onThread: _sourceThread
 		waitUntilDone: false];