diff --git a/Lib/gopherlib.py b/Lib/gopherlib.py
index d805f15..6965fbd 100644
--- a/Lib/gopherlib.py
+++ b/Lib/gopherlib.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     elif type(port) == type(''):
         port = string.atoi(port)
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    s.connect(host, port)
+    s.connect((host, port))
     s.send(selector + CRLF)
     s.shutdown(1)
     return s.makefile('rb')