diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 7abd9cd..0646532 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ iscsi_which_events(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 {
 	int events = iscsi->is_connected ? POLLIN : POLLOUT;
 
+	if (iscsi->pending_reconnect && iscsi->is_reconnecting &&
+		time(NULL) < iscsi->next_reconnect) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (iscsi->outqueue_current != NULL ||
 	    (iscsi->outqueue != NULL && !iscsi->is_corked &&
 	     (iscsi_serial32_compare(iscsi->outqueue->cmdsn, iscsi->maxcmdsn) <= 0 ||
@@ -788,7 +793,7 @@ iscsi_service(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int revents)
 	}
 
 	if (iscsi->pending_reconnect) {
-		if (time(NULL) > iscsi->next_reconnect) {
+		if (time(NULL) >= iscsi->next_reconnect) {
 			return iscsi_reconnect(iscsi);
 		} else {
 			if (iscsi->is_reconnecting) {