diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/DirectConnectLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/DirectConnectLogic.cs
index 0006782cfa6c..c4e03715d237 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/DirectConnectLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/DirectConnectLogic.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ public DirectConnectLogic(Widget widget, Action onExit, Action openLobby, Connec
 				portField.Text = text.Substring(last + 1);
 			}
 
-			panel.Get<ButtonWidget>("JOIN_BUTTON").IsDisabled = () => string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipField.Text);
+			var joinButton = panel.Get<ButtonWidget>("JOIN_BUTTON");
 
-			panel.Get<ButtonWidget>("JOIN_BUTTON").OnClick = () =>
+			joinButton.IsDisabled = () => string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipField.Text);
+
+			joinButton.OnClick = () =>
 			{
 				var port = Exts.WithDefault(1234, () => Exts.ParseIntegerInvariant(portField.Text));