diff --git a/src/connect.c b/src/connect.c
index 2626ef32..1e8f07e5 100644
--- a/src/connect.c
+++ b/src/connect.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ connect_to_ip (const ip_address *ip, int port, const char *print)
       const char *txt_addr = print_address (ip);
       if (print && 0 != strcmp (print, txt_addr))
         logprintf (LOG_VERBOSE, _("Connecting to %s|%s|:%d... "),
-                   escnonprint (print), txt_addr, port);
+                   escnonprint_uri (print), txt_addr, port);
       else
         logprintf (LOG_VERBOSE, _("Connecting to %s:%d... "), txt_addr, port);
     }