ber_socket_t i, sd;
 
                for(i=0; i<dtblsize; i++) {
-                       ber_sockbuf_ctrl( connections[i].c_sb,
-                               LBER_SB_OPT_GET_FD, &sd );
-
                        if( connections[i].c_struct_state == SLAP_C_UNINITIALIZED ) {
                                assert( connections[i].c_conn_state == SLAP_C_INVALID );
                                assert( connections[i].c_sb == 0 );
                                break;
                        }
 
+                       ber_sockbuf_ctrl( connections[i].c_sb,
+                               LBER_SB_OPT_GET_FD, &sd );
+
                        if( connections[i].c_struct_state == SLAP_C_UNUSED ) {
                                assert( connections[i].c_conn_state == SLAP_C_INVALID );
                                assert( sd == AC_SOCKET_INVALID );