diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py
index be019db..a2df891 100644
--- a/Lib/socket.py
+++ b/Lib/socket.py
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@
     is used.
     """
 
-    msg = "getaddrinfo returns an empty list"
     host, port = address
+    err = None
     for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM):
         af, socktype, proto, canonname, sa = res
         sock = None
@@ -299,9 +299,12 @@
             sock.connect(sa)
             return sock
 
-        except error as err:
-            msg = err
+        except error as _:
+            err = _
             if sock is not None:
                 sock.close()
 
-    raise error(msg)
+    if err is not None:
+        raise err
+    else:
+        raise error("getaddrinfo returns an empty list")