diff --git a/src/checks.c b/src/checks.c
index 51e2fe44a..d781b4c00 100644
--- a/src/checks.c
+++ b/src/checks.c
@@ -1540,10 +1540,9 @@ static struct task *process_chk(struct task *t)
 		}
 
 		/* prepare a new connection */
-		conn->flags = CO_FL_NONE;
-		conn->err_code = CO_ER_NONE;
-		conn->target = &s->obj_type;
+		conn_init(conn);
 		conn_prepare(conn, &check_conn_cb, s->check_common.proto, s->check_common.xprt, check);
+		conn->target = &s->obj_type;
 
 		/* no client address */
 		clear_addr(&conn->addr.from);