diff --git a/lib/dialects/postgres/index.js b/lib/dialects/postgres/index.js
index a45edc3ee..6b5771853 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/postgres/index.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/postgres/index.js
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ class Client_PG extends Client {
   _acquireOnlyConnection() {
     const connection = new this.driver.Client(this.connectionSettings);
 
+    connection.on('error', (err) => {
+      connection.__knex__disposed = err;
+    });
+
+    connection.on('end', (err) => {
+      connection.__knex__disposed = err || 'Connection ended unexpectedly';
+    });
+
     return connection.connect().then(() => connection);
   }
 
@@ -90,14 +98,6 @@ class Client_PG extends Client {
 
     return this._acquireOnlyConnection()
       .then(function (connection) {
-        connection.on('error', (err) => {
-          connection.__knex__disposed = err;
-        });
-
-        connection.on('end', (err) => {
-          connection.__knex__disposed = err || 'Connection ended unexpectedly';
-        });
-
         if (!client.version) {
           return client.checkVersion(connection).then(function (version) {
             client.version = version;