diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index d0bd0bdeb8..747daf0181 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ sub fetch_lib {
 		$min = $max + 1;
 		$max += $inc;
 		$max = $head if ($max > $head);
+		$SVN = libsvn_connect($SVN_URL);
 	}
 	restore_index($index);
 	return { revision => $last_rev, commit => $last_commit };