diff --git a/lib/Qpsmtpd/TcpServer/Prefork.pm b/lib/Qpsmtpd/TcpServer/Prefork.pm
index cd2dac5..8eb2151 100644
--- a/lib/Qpsmtpd/TcpServer/Prefork.pm
+++ b/lib/Qpsmtpd/TcpServer/Prefork.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ sub start_connection {
     my $self = shift;
 
     #reset info
-    $self->{_connection} = Qpsmtpd::Connection->new(); #reset connection
+    # $self->{_connection} = Qpsmtpd::Connection->new(); #reset connection
+    $self->reset_connection; #reset connection
     $self->reset_transaction;
     $self->SUPER::start_connection(@_);
 }