bitswamp
diff --git a/‎MySQLdb/_mysql.c
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: MySQLdb/_mysql.c
+5-2Lines changed: 5 additions & 2 deletions b/‎MySQLdb/_mysql.c
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: MySQLdb/_mysql.c
+5-2Lines changed: 5 additions & 2 deletions
@@ -444,8 +444,12 @@ _mysql_ConnectionObject_Initialize(
         _stringsuck(cipher, value, ssl);
     }
 
-    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS ;
     conn = mysql_init(&(self->connection));
+    if (!conn) {
+        PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_MemoryError);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS ;
     self->open = 1;
     if (connect_timeout) {
         unsigned int timeout = connect_timeout;
@@ -497,7 +501,6 @@ _mysql_ConnectionObject_Initialize(
 
     if (!conn) {
         _mysql_Exception(self);
-        self->open = 0;
         return -1;
     }