diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 680920e..b678bf9 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ function connect(){
 
     if(!client.port){
         client.log('Connecting client on Unix Socket :'.debug, client.path.variable);
+
+        var path = client.path;
+
         if (process.platform ==='win32' && !client.path.startsWith('\\\\.\\pipe\\')){
-            var path = client.path;
             path = path.replace(/^\//, '');
             path = path.replace(/\//g, '-');
             path= '\\\\.\\pipe\\'+path;