diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index 10fc9c4..00a69e9 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ use tokio::{
     net::TcpStream,
 };
 use tokio_rustls::{
-    rustls::{self, pki_types},
-    TlsConnector,
+    rustls::{self, pki_types}, TlsConnector, TlsStream
 };
 use webpki_roots;
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ const BUF_SIZE: usize = 512;
 
 pub struct Client {
     cfg: Config,
-    stream: TcpStream,
+    stream: TlsStream<TcpStream>,
     connector: TlsConnector,
     domain: pki_types::ServerName<'static>,
 }
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ impl Client {
             .with_root_certificates(root_cert_store)
             .with_no_client_auth();
         let connector = TlsConnector::from(Arc::new(tls_config));
-        let stream = TcpStream::connect(&cfg.addr).await?;
         let domain = match pki_types::ServerName::try_from(cfg.hostname.clone()) {
             Ok(domain) => domain,
             Err(err) => {
@@ -49,6 +47,7 @@ impl Client {
                 return Err(err.into());
             }
         };
+        let mut stream = connector.connect(domain, TcpStream::connect(&cfg.addr).await?).await?;
 
         Ok(Client {
             cfg: cfg.clone(),
@@ -58,18 +57,17 @@ impl Client {
         })
     }
 
-    pub async fn run(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let mut stream = self.connector.connect(self.domain, self.stream).await?;
+    pub async fn run(mut self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut buf = [0; BUF_SIZE];
-        stream.write_all(b"ping").await?;
+        self.stream.write_all(b"ping").await?;
         info!("> ({}) ping", self.cfg.hostname);
-        while stream.read(&mut buf).await? > 0 {
+        while self.stream.read(&mut buf).await? > 0 {
             let response = decode(&buf)?;
             info!("< ({}) {}", self.cfg.hostname, response);
             if response == "You win!" {
                 break;
             }
-            stream.write_all(b"ping").await?;
+            self.stream.write_all(b"ping").await?;
             info!("> ({}) ping", self.cfg.hostname);
             // we should wait, so that we don't spam the client
             std::thread::sleep(self.cfg.delay);