diff --git a/src/Smtp.php b/src/Smtp.php
index 8025a47..9d4cc97 100644
--- a/src/Smtp.php
+++ b/src/Smtp.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class Smtp
                                     $errno, $errstr,
                                     $this->timeout, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT,
                                     $mainContext);
+    $php_errormsg = "";
     ini_set('track_errors', 0);
     if ($this->smtpStream === false)
     {