diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/src/lib/client/Ethumb_Client.c b/legacy/ethumb/src/lib/client/Ethumb_Client.c
index 4a2d20175f..3ca4a97288 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/src/lib/client/Ethumb_Client.c
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/src/lib/client/Ethumb_Client.c
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ connection_err:
 ethumb_new_err:
    free(eclient);
 err:
+   connect_cb(NULL, EINA_FALSE, data);
    return NULL;
 }