diff --git a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
index 10f597fcad..2c11779ead 100644
--- a/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
+++ b/transport-sctp/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/sctp/SctpWorker.java
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ public class SctpWorker extends NioWorker {
     protected void connect(SelectionKey k) {
         final SctpClientChannel ch = (SctpClientChannel) k.attachment();
         try {
-            // TODO: Remove cast
             if (ch.getJdkChannel().finishConnect()) {
                 registerTask(ch, ch.connectFuture);
             }
@@ -358,7 +357,13 @@ public class SctpWorker extends NioWorker {
                 ((SctpChannelImpl) channel).setConnected();
                 future.setSuccess();
             }
-            
+
+            if (!server) {
+                if (!((SctpClientChannel) channel).boundManually) {
+                    fireChannelBound(channel, localAddress);
+                }
+                fireChannelConnected(channel, remoteAddress);
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             if (future != null) {
                 future.setFailure(e);
@@ -369,13 +374,6 @@ public class SctpWorker extends NioWorker {
                         "Failed to register a socket to the selector.", e);
             }
         }
-
-        if (!server) {
-            if (!((SctpClientChannel) channel).boundManually) {
-                fireChannelBound(channel, localAddress);
-            }
-            fireChannelConnected(channel, remoteAddress);
-        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/NioWorker.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/NioWorker.java
index 5da091776a..0f3ace41de 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/NioWorker.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/nio/NioWorker.java
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ public class NioWorker extends SelectorEventLoop {
                 }
                 future.setSuccess();
             }
+            if (server || !((NioClientSocketChannel) channel).boundManually) {
+                fireChannelBound(channel, localAddress);
+            }
+            fireChannelConnected(channel, remoteAddress);
             
         } catch (IOException e) {
             if (future != null) {
@@ -151,11 +155,6 @@ public class NioWorker extends SelectorEventLoop {
                         "Failed to register a socket to the selector.", e);
             }
         }
-
-        if (server || !((NioClientSocketChannel) channel).boundManually) {
-            fireChannelBound(channel, localAddress);
-        }
-        fireChannelConnected(channel, remoteAddress);
     }
 
 }