diff --git a/ssl.c b/ssl.c
index 21ff359..c2f6178 100644
--- a/ssl.c
+++ b/ssl.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ static int redisSSLConnect(redisContext *c, SSL *ssl) {
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
 
-    c->funcs = &redisContextSSLFuncs;
     rssl->ssl = ssl;
 
     SSL_set_mode(rssl->ssl, SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER);
@@ -372,15 +371,19 @@ static int redisSSLConnect(redisContext *c, SSL *ssl) {
     SSL_set_connect_state(rssl->ssl);
 
     ERR_clear_error();
+
     int rv = SSL_connect(rssl->ssl);
     if (rv == 1) {
+        c->funcs = &redisContextSSLFuncs;
         c->privctx = rssl;
         return REDIS_OK;
     }
 
     rv = SSL_get_error(rssl->ssl, rv);
     if (((c->flags & REDIS_BLOCK) == 0) &&
-        (rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE)) {
+        (rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || rv == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE))
+    {
+        c->funcs = &redisContextSSLFuncs;
         c->privctx = rssl;
         return REDIS_OK;
     }