diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
index ff893c495..a8e30e240 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkClient.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ internal static void SetHandlers(NetworkConnection conn)
             conn.SetHandlers(handlers);
         }
 
-        public void Connect(string ip)
+        public static void Connect(string ip)
         {
             if (LogFilter.Debug) Debug.Log("Client Connect: " + ip);
 
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
index 74ffe8e82..6ee652ef1 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public NetworkClient StartClient()
             }
             if (LogFilter.Debug) Debug.Log("NetworkManager StartClient address:" + networkAddress);
 
-            client.Connect(networkAddress);
+            NetworkClient.Connect(networkAddress);
 
             OnStartClient(client);
             s_Address = networkAddress;