diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3de9c1a..097b6f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ This reads codes from email; it does not generate them (that is `pyotp`'s job).
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-aiomail @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.0
+aiomail @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.1
 # OAuth token providers (Microsoft / Google) need the extra:
-aiomail[oauth] @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.0
+aiomail[oauth] @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.1
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "aiomail @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.0"
-pip install "aiomail[oauth] @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.0"
+pip install "aiomail @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.1"
+pip install "aiomail[oauth] @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/aiomail.git@v0.1.1"
 ```
 
 Requires `aioimaplib` and `beautifulsoup4` (pulled transitively). The `oauth`
diff --git a/src/aiomail/client.py b/src/aiomail/client.py
index 376b2c6..995347b 100644
--- a/src/aiomail/client.py
+++ b/src/aiomail/client.py
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ class IMAPClient:
                 return True
             except Exception as exc:
                 log.warning("connect attempt %d/%d failed: %s", attempt + 1, self.max_retries, exc)
-                self._mail = None
+                if self._mail is not None:
+                    try:
+                        await self._mail.logout()
+                    except Exception as teardown:
+                        log.debug("logout error ignored during failed connect: %s", teardown)
+                    self._mail = None
                 await asyncio.sleep(2 * (attempt + 1))
         return False
 
diff --git a/src/aiomail/oauth.py b/src/aiomail/oauth.py
index 3b7c18b..c10c9de 100644
--- a/src/aiomail/oauth.py
+++ b/src/aiomail/oauth.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ without aiohttp raises a clear error only when a provider is instantiated.
 
 credentials (client_id, refresh_token) are always supplied by the caller.
 """
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import time
 from typing import Optional, Sequence
@@ -85,8 +86,6 @@ class _RefreshTokenProvider:
                 except Exception as exc:
                     log.warning("token request to %s failed: %s", endpoint, exc)
             if attempt < self.max_retries - 1:
-                import asyncio
-
                 await asyncio.sleep(2 ** attempt)
 
         self._failures += 1