diff --git a/scim-wnn/src/scim_wnn_imengine.cpp b/scim-wnn/src/scim_wnn_imengine.cpp
index 0cd7cd9..d5aa7b7 100644
--- a/scim-wnn/src/scim_wnn_imengine.cpp
+++ b/scim-wnn/src/scim_wnn_imengine.cpp
@@ -665,12 +665,11 @@
 {
     hide_aux_string();
     if (!wnn.isConnected()) {
-        wnn.wnnConnect(String("scim-wnn"),host,rc,0);
-    }
-    if (!wnn.isConnected()) {
-        update_aux_string(utf8_mbstowcs(String(_("could not connect to jserver."))));
-        show_aux_string();
-        return;
+        if (!wnn.wnnConnect(String("scim-wnn"),host,rc,0)) {
+            update_aux_string(utf8_mbstowcs(String(_("could not connect to jserver."))));
+            show_aux_string();
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     wnn.setYomiText(s);
diff --git a/scim-wnn/src/wnnconversion.cpp b/scim-wnn/src/wnnconversion.cpp
index 37b04a2..69c7d24 100644
--- a/scim-wnn/src/wnnconversion.cpp
+++ b/scim-wnn/src/wnnconversion.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
 {
     wnn = jl_open((char *)name.data(),(char *)host.data(),(char *)rc.data(),wnn_error,wnn_message,timeout);
     //wnn = jl_open_lang("test","localhost","jp_JP","/usr/lib/wnn7/ja_JP/wnnenvrc",wnn_error,wnn_message,10);
-    return(isConnected());
+    if (wnn == NULL) return(false);
+    return(true);
 }