diff --git a/src/network/transportsender.cc b/src/network/transportsender.cc
index 4f20dfa..3febd85 100644
--- a/src/network/transportsender.cc
+++ b/src/network/transportsender.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int TransportSender<MyState>::wait_time( void )
   uint64_t now = timestamp();
 
   if ( !connection->get_has_remote_addr() ) {
-    return -1;
+    return INT_MAX;
   }
 
   if ( next_wakeup > now ) {