diff --git a/clients/tde/src/app/remotemdi.cpp b/clients/tde/src/app/remotemdi.cpp
index 089a92e..11b67f1 100644
--- a/clients/tde/src/app/remotemdi.cpp
+++ b/clients/tde/src/app/remotemdi.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ void RemoteMDI::finishConnectingToServer() {
 						m_rsvSvrSocket->setDataTimeout(5000);
 						m_rsvSvrSocket->setUsingKerberos(true);
 						delete connToServerTimeoutTimer;
+						connToServerTimeoutTimer= NULL;
 						connToServerState = 1;
 					}
 					else {