diff -r a501500249fc tulip/selector_events.py
--- a/tulip/selector_events.py	Fri Oct 18 11:23:07 2013 -0700
+++ b/tulip/selector_events.py	Fri Oct 18 14:36:24 2013 -0700
@@ -546,16 +546,23 @@
             self._loop.add_writer(self._sock_fd, self._on_handshake)
             return
         except Exception as exc:
+            self._loop.remove_reader(self._sock_fd)
+            self._loop.remove_writer(self._sock_fd)
             self._sock.close()
             if self._waiter is not None:
                 self._waiter.set_exception(exc)
             return
         except BaseException as exc:
+            self._loop.remove_reader(self._sock_fd)
+            self._loop.remove_writer(self._sock_fd)
             self._sock.close()
             if self._waiter is not None:
                 self._waiter.set_exception(exc)
             raise
 
+        self._loop.remove_reader(self._sock_fd)
+        self._loop.remove_writer(self._sock_fd)
+
         # Verify hostname if requested.
         peercert = self._sock.getpeercert()
         if (self._server_hostname is not None and
@@ -574,8 +581,6 @@
                            compression=self._sock.compression(),
                            )
 
-        self._loop.remove_reader(self._sock_fd)
-        self._loop.remove_writer(self._sock_fd)
         self._loop.add_reader(self._sock_fd, self._on_ready)
         self._loop.add_writer(self._sock_fd, self._on_ready)
         self._loop.call_soon(self._protocol.connection_made, self)