diff --git a/src/Cedar/Connection.c b/src/Cedar/Connection.c
index ada6ecc2..517096e4 100644
--- a/src/Cedar/Connection.c
+++ b/src/Cedar/Connection.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ void ConnectionSend(CONNECTION *c, UINT64 now)
 	UINT size;
 	SESSION *s;
 	HUB *hub = NULL;
-	bool use_qos;
+	bool use_qos = false;
 	// Validate arguments
 	if (c == NULL)
 	{
@@ -1038,11 +1038,11 @@ void ConnectionSend(CONNECTION *c, UINT64 now)
 	}
 
 	s = c->Session;
-	use_qos = s->QoS;
 
 	if (s != NULL)
 	{
 		hub = s->Hub;
+		use_qos = s->QoS;
 	}
 
 	// Protocol