diff --git a/android/src/main/java/software/eskimo/capacitor/sockets/SocketHandler.java b/android/src/main/java/software/eskimo/capacitor/sockets/SocketHandler.java
index b9c113d..9ec4344 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/software/eskimo/capacitor/sockets/SocketHandler.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/software/eskimo/capacitor/sockets/SocketHandler.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public class SocketHandler {
     public void connect(final String host, final int port, final boolean useTLS, final boolean acceptInvalidCertificates) {
         new Thread(() -> {
             try {
+                delegate.onStateChanged(id, "connecting");
+                
                 if (useTLS) {
                     SSLContext sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
                     if (acceptInvalidCertificates) {