diff --git a/Network/MessageClient.cpp b/Network/MessageClient.cpp
index d33b2a636..dae238b23 100644
--- a/Network/MessageClient.cpp
+++ b/Network/MessageClient.cpp
@@ -425,28 +425,23 @@ MessageClient::MessageClient (QString const& id, QString const& version, QString
 {
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0)
   connect (&*m_, static_cast<void (impl::*) (impl::SocketError)> (&impl::error)
-           , [this] (impl::SocketError e)
-           {
-#if defined (Q_OS_WIN)
-             if (e != impl::NetworkError // take this out when Qt 5.5
-                                         // stops doing this
-                                         // spuriously
-                 && e != impl::ConnectionRefusedError) // not
-                                                       // interested
-                                                       // in this with
-                                                       // UDP socket
+           , [this] (impl::SocketError e) {
 #else
-             Q_UNUSED (e);
+  connect (&*m_, &impl::errorOccurred, [this] (impl::SocketError e) {
+#endif
+#if defined (Q_OS_WIN)
+                                         // take this out when Qt 5.5 stops doing this spuriously
+                                         if (e != impl::NetworkError
+                                             // not interested in this with UDP socket
+                                             && e != impl::ConnectionRefusedError)
+#else
+               Q_UNUSED (e);
 #endif
                {
                  Q_EMIT error (m_->errorString ());
                }
            });
-#else
-  connect (&*m_, &impl::errorOccurred, [this] (impl::SocketError) {
-                                         Q_EMIT error (m_->errorString ());
-                                       });
-#endif
+
   set_server (server);
 }