diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/IrcProvider.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/IrcProvider.cs
index 02e413701a..911f95dc23 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/IrcProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/IrcProvider.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 		protected override async Task Connect(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			disconnecting = false;
+			cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 			try
 			{
 				client.Connect(address, port);