diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 13c2a07..680920e 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ function connect(){
     if(!client.port){
         client.log('Connecting client on Unix Socket :'.debug, client.path.variable);
         if (process.platform ==='win32' && !client.path.startsWith('\\\\.\\pipe\\')){
-            client.path = client.path.replace(/^\//, '');
-            client.path = client.path.replace(/\//g, '-');
-            client.path= '\\\\.\\pipe\\'+client.path;
+            var path = client.path;
+            path = path.replace(/^\//, '');
+            path = path.replace(/\//g, '-');
+            path= '\\\\.\\pipe\\'+path;
         }
         client.socket = net.connect(
             {
-                path:client.path
+                path: path
             }
         );
     }else{