diff --git a/conn/conn.go b/conn/conn.go
index 9deacc5..d9b3642 100644
--- a/conn/conn.go
+++ b/conn/conn.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func NewConn(sam *sam3.SAM, addr, path string, opts []string) (*Conn, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	c.SAMConn, err = c.StreamSession.DialI2P(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &c, nil
 }