diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/unodatbr.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/unodatbr.cxx
index e8c6f007719e..201033332880 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/unodatbr.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/unodatbr.cxx
@@ -2159,9 +2159,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(SbaTableQueryBrowser, OnExpandEntry, const weld::TreeIter&, rParent, b
 
         // it could be that we already have a connection
         SharedConnection xConnection;
-        ensureConnection(xFirstParent.get(), xConnection);
-
-        if ( xConnection.is() )
+        if (ensureConnection(xFirstParent.get(), xConnection) && xConnection.is())
         {
             SQLExceptionInfo aInfo;
             try