diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index dcda39e..ecd84ce 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=WiFiEspAT
-version=1.2.0
+version=1.2.1
 author=Juraj Andrassy
 maintainer=Juraj Andrassy <juraj.andrassy@gmail.com>
 sentence=Enables network connection with esp8266 as network adapter.
diff --git a/src/WiFiClient.cpp b/src/WiFiClient.cpp
index 4a4fc99..3cfb8e7 100644
--- a/src/WiFiClient.cpp
+++ b/src/WiFiClient.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int WiFiClient::peek() {
 }
 
 WiFiClient::operator bool() {
-  return connected();
+  return (stream != nullptr);
 }
 
 uint8_t WiFiClient::connected() {