diff --git a/lib/api/telegram/client.js b/lib/api/telegram/client.js
index 1bedb2db8..39e271f94 100644
--- a/lib/api/telegram/client.js
+++ b/lib/api/telegram/client.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class TelegramClientApi extends TelegramClient {
     #connectMutex = new Mutex();
     #disconnectMutex = new Mutex();
 
-    constructor ( { apiId, apiHash, session, deviceModel, appVersion, connectionRetries = 5, logLevel, ...options } = {} ) {
+    constructor ( { apiId, apiHash, session, deviceModel, appVersion, connectionRetries = 5, logLevel, connect, ...options } = {} ) {
         const stringSession = new StringSession( session );
 
         super( stringSession, apiId, apiHash, {
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export default class TelegramClientApi extends TelegramClient {
             // "langPack": "",
             // "systemLangCode": clientParams.systemLangCode,
         } );
+
+        if ( connect ) this.connect();
     }
 
     // properties