diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index be0c90268..4126ee481 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 		s->data_source = DATA_SRC_NONE;
 
 		s->uniq_id = totalconn;
+		totalconn++;
 		proxy_inc_fe_ctr(l, p);	/* note: cum_beconn will be increased once assigned */
 
 		txn = &s->txn;
@@ -486,7 +487,6 @@ int event_accept(int fd) {
 		}
 
 		actconn++;
-		totalconn++;
 
 		// fprintf(stderr, "accepting from %p => %d conn, %d total, task=%p\n", p, actconn, totalconn, t);
 	} /* end of while (p->feconn < p->maxconn) */
diff --git a/src/proto_uxst.c b/src/proto_uxst.c
index eb4a53dd0..177c5a37d 100644
--- a/src/proto_uxst.c
+++ b/src/proto_uxst.c
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 		s->data_state = DATA_ST_INIT;
 		s->data_source = DATA_SRC_NONE;
 		s->uniq_id = totalconn;
+		totalconn++;
 
 		if ((s->req = pool_alloc2(pool2_buffer)) == NULL)
 			goto out_free_task;
@@ -554,7 +555,6 @@ int uxst_event_accept(int fd) {
 			l->state = LI_FULL;
 		}
 		actconn++;
-		totalconn++;
 	}
 	return 0;