diff --git a/kvui.py b/kvui.py
index 500203a8818f..6914a67ba5bf 100644
--- a/kvui.py
+++ b/kvui.py
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ def connect_button_action(self, button):
             self.ctx.username = None
             async_start(self.ctx.disconnect())
         else:
+            self.ctx.username = None
             async_start(self.ctx.connect(self.server_connect_bar.text.replace("/connect ", "")))
 
     def on_stop(self):