diff --git a/lib/httpx/callbacks.rb b/lib/httpx/callbacks.rb
index cb91d229..0939acf9 100644
--- a/lib/httpx/callbacks.rb
+++ b/lib/httpx/callbacks.rb
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ module HTTPX
       callbacks(type).delete_if { |pr| :delete == pr.call(*args) } # rubocop:disable Style/YodaCondition
     end
 
-    protected
-
     def callbacks_for?(type)
-      @callbacks.key?(type) && !@callbacks[type].empty?
+      @callbacks.key?(type) && @callbacks[type].any?
     end
 
+    protected
+
     def callbacks(type = nil)
       return @callbacks unless type
 
diff --git a/lib/httpx/connection.rb b/lib/httpx/connection.rb
index 0739aa41..7b717d75 100644
--- a/lib/httpx/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/httpx/connection.rb
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ module HTTPX
       # connect errors, exit gracefully
       error = ConnectionError.new(e.message)
       error.set_backtrace(e.backtrace)
-      connecting? && callbacks(:connect_error).any? ? emit(:connect_error, error) : handle_error(error)
+      connecting? && callbacks_for?(:connect_error) ? emit(:connect_error, error) : handle_error(error)
       @state = :closed
       emit(:close)
     rescue TLSError => e