diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/connectorservice/dstore/DStoreConnectorService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/connectorservice/dstore/DStoreConnectorService.java
index 188a671af7b..dac7d98380f 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/connectorservice/dstore/DStoreConnectorService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/connectorservice/dstore/DStoreConnectorService.java
@@ -684,8 +684,8 @@ public class DStoreConnectorService extends AbstractConnectorService implements
 			}
 			// connection directly
 			boolean useSSL = isUsingSSL();
-			if (setSSLProperties(useSSL))
-				connectStatus = clientConnection.connect(null, timeout);
+			setSSLProperties(useSSL);
+			connectStatus = clientConnection.connect(null, timeout);
 		}
 		// server launcher type is unknown
 		else