diff --git a/src/QueueConnection.js b/src/QueueConnection.js
index cb153ba..91b0193 100644
--- a/src/QueueConnection.js
+++ b/src/QueueConnection.js
@@ -101,16 +101,10 @@ class QueueConnection extends EventEmitter {
       configUrl = urls
     }
 
-    // handle multiple connection urls
-    if (Array.isArray(configUrl)) {
-      return this._connectWithMultipleUrls(configUrl, options)
+    if (!Array.isArray(configUrl)) {
+      configUrl = [configUrl]
     }
-
-    // assume simple url string or standard url object
-    const connectionUrl = QueueConfig.urlStringToObject(configUrl)
-    const connection = await amqp.connect(configUrl, options)
-    this._activeConnectionConfig = connectionUrl
-    return connection
+    return this._connectWithMultipleUrls(configUrl, options)
   }
 
   async _connectWithMultipleUrls (urls, options) {