diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/api/connection/AbstractConnectionClient.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/api/connection/AbstractConnectionClient.java
index 4226ed3eb6..66e9b3a410 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/api/connection/AbstractConnectionClient.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/api/connection/AbstractConnectionClient.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractConnectionClient extends AbstractClient {
 
     protected AbstractConnectionClient(URL url, ChannelHandler handler) throws RemotingException {
         super(url, handler);
+    }
+
+    public final void increase() {
         COUNTER_UPDATER.set(this, 1L);
     }
 
diff --git a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-netty4/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/transport/netty4/NettyConnectionClient.java b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-netty4/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/transport/netty4/NettyConnectionClient.java
index ebc0a2b793..b1da49c8a5 100644
--- a/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-netty4/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/transport/netty4/NettyConnectionClient.java
+++ b/dubbo-remoting/dubbo-remoting-netty4/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/remoting/transport/netty4/NettyConnectionClient.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class NettyConnectionClient extends AbstractConnectionClient {
         this.channel = new AtomicReference<>();
         this.closePromise = new DefaultPromise<>(GlobalEventExecutor.INSTANCE);
         this.init = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        this.increase();
     }
 
     @Override