diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 866b98a9..b5accdd7 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function Schema(name, settings) {
 
     // Disconnected by default
     this.connected = false;
-    this.connecting = true;
+    this.connecting = false;
 
     // create blank models pool
     this.models = {};