diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BtLEQueue.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BtLEQueue.java
index 984aec80e..4c9ac90ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BtLEQueue.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BtLEQueue.java
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ public final class BtLEQueue {
         LOG.info("Attempting to connect to " + mGbDevice.getName());
         mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
         BluetoothDevice remoteDevice = mBluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(mGbDevice.getAddress());
-        boolean result;
         synchronized (mGattMonitor) {
             mBluetoothGatt = remoteDevice.connectGatt(mContext, false, internalGattCallback);
-            result = mBluetoothGatt.connect();
+//            result = mBluetoothGatt.connect();
         }
+        boolean result = mBluetoothGatt != null;
         if (result) {
             setDeviceConnectionState(State.CONNECTING);
         }