diff --git a/lib/Internal/Windows/SocketConnector.php b/lib/Internal/Windows/SocketConnector.php
index 0cb9648..9c96797 100644
--- a/lib/Internal/Windows/SocketConnector.php
+++ b/lib/Internal/Windows/SocketConnector.php
@@ -337,19 +337,10 @@ final class SocketConnector {
         }
         $error = $error ?: 'Process did not connect to server before timeout elapsed';
 
-        foreach ($handle->sockets as $socket) {
-            \fclose($socket);
-        }
-
-        $error = new ProcessException(\trim($error));
-        foreach ($handle->stdioDeferreds as $deferred) {
-            $deferred->fail($error);
-        }
-
         \fclose($handle->wrapperStderrPipe);
         \proc_close($handle->proc);
 
-        $handle->joinDeferred->fail($error);
+        $this->failHandleStart($error);
     }
 
     public function registerPendingProcess(Handle $handle) {