diff --git a/src/socket_base.cpp b/src/socket_base.cpp
index 4614675a..7e1aa0c6 100644
--- a/src/socket_base.cpp
+++ b/src/socket_base.cpp
@@ -970,11 +970,12 @@ void zmq::socket_base_t::write_activated (pipe_t *pipe_)
 
 void zmq::socket_base_t::hiccuped (pipe_t *pipe_)
 {
-    if (options.delay_attach_on_connect == 1) 
+    if( options.delay_attach_on_connect == 1 ) {
         pipe_->terminate (false);
-    else 
-        //  Notify derived sockets of the hiccup
-        xhiccuped (pipe_);
+    }
+    
+    //  Notify derived sockets of the hiccup
+    xhiccuped (pipe_);
 }
 
 void zmq::socket_base_t::terminated (pipe_t *pipe_)