diff --git a/kazoo/protocol/connection.py b/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
index cee425a2..ad4f3b1f 100644
--- a/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
+++ b/kazoo/protocol/connection.py
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def _connect_attempt(self, host, hostip, port, retry):
             self.ping_outstanding.clear()
             last_send = time.monotonic()
             with self._socket_error_handling():
-                while not self.client._stopped.is_set():
+                while True:
                     # Watch for something to read or send
                     jitter_time = random.randint(1, 40) / 100.0
                     deadline = last_send + read_timeout / 2.0 - jitter_time
diff --git a/kazoo/tests/test_client.py b/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
index 178a4452..e376baaf 100644
--- a/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/kazoo/tests/test_client.py
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ def test_async_auth_failure(self):
         with pytest.raises(AuthFailedError):
             client.add_auth("unknown-scheme", digest_auth)
 
-        client.stop()
-
     def test_add_auth_on_reconnect(self):
         client = self._get_client()
         client.start()