diff --git a/libnymea-core/servers/tcpserver.cpp b/libnymea-core/servers/tcpserver.cpp
index a292a769..48b2a937 100644
--- a/libnymea-core/servers/tcpserver.cpp
+++ b/libnymea-core/servers/tcpserver.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ void SslServer::incomingConnection(qintptr socketDescriptor)
     }
     if (m_sslEnabled) {
         qCDebug(dcTcpServer()) << "Starting SSL encryption";
-        addPendingConnection(sslSocket);
         sslSocket->setSslConfiguration(m_config);
         sslSocket->startServerEncryption();
     } else {