diff --git a/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js b/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
index 551859e2e..12c6e4ad6 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
+++ b/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget(...WEBSOCKET_EVENTS) {
 
     this._eventEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(RCTWebSocketModule);
     this._socketId = nextWebSocketId++;
-    RCTWebSocketModule.connect(url, protocols, options, this._socketId);
     this._registerEvents();
+    RCTWebSocketModule.connect(url, protocols, options, this._socketId);
   }
 
   close(code?: number, reason?: string): void {