diff --git a/proxy/pool.py b/proxy/pool.py
index 81f6cde..6b1540e 100644
--- a/proxy/pool.py
+++ b/proxy/pool.py
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ class _WsPool:
                 self.try_fronting_first = False
                 return ws
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                if self.try_fronting_first:
+                    return None
                 return await self._connect_fronted(target_ip, domain)
             except WsHandshakeError as exc:
                 if exc.is_redirect: