From 6fdb01b52a4451acf15083f2809407dfdf50e752 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Skovhede <kenneth@duplicati.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 14:06:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] This commit ensures the client connects on first use, instead
 of relying on the library to connect. (#5828)

---
 Duplicati/Library/Backend/FTP/FTPBackend.cs | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/Duplicati/Library/Backend/FTP/FTPBackend.cs b/Duplicati/Library/Backend/FTP/FTPBackend.cs
index 00a3cea94..981a2216f 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Library/Backend/FTP/FTPBackend.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/Library/Backend/FTP/FTPBackend.cs
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.Library.Backend
                 };
 
                 client.ValidateCertificate += HandleValidateCertificate;
+                await client.Connect(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 // Set up for relative paths
                 if (_relativePaths)