diff --git a/lib/Etsy/StatsD.pm b/lib/Etsy/StatsD.pm
index 8ef1b98..a9f6b79 100644
--- a/lib/Etsy/StatsD.pm
+++ b/lib/Etsy/StatsD.pm
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ sub new {
 
     my @sockets = ();
     foreach my $conn ( @connections ) {
-        my $sock = new IO::Socket::INET(
+        my $sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(
             PeerAddr => $conn->[0],
             PeerPort => $conn->[1],
             Proto    => $conn->[2],
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ sub AUTOLOAD {
 sub DESTROY { }
 
 
+1;
+
+
 __END__
 
 =pod