diff --git a/android/gatt.c b/android/gatt.c
index 466c1ea..23ffb9e 100644
--- a/android/gatt.c
+++ b/android/gatt.c
@@ -1488,6 +1488,7 @@ static void connect_cb(GIOChannel *io, GError *gerr, gpointer user_data)
 	struct connect_data data;
 	struct att_range range;
 	uint32_t status;
+	GError *err = NULL;
 	GAttrib *attrib;
 	uint16_t mtu;
 	uint16_t cid;
@@ -1510,9 +1511,14 @@ static void connect_cb(GIOChannel *io, GError *gerr, gpointer user_data)
 		goto reply;
 	}
 
-	if (!bt_io_get(io, &gerr, BT_IO_OPT_IMTU, &mtu, BT_IO_OPT_CID, &cid,
-				BT_IO_OPT_INVALID) || cid == ATT_CID)
-		mtu = ATT_DEFAULT_LE_MTU;
+	if (!bt_io_get(io, &err, BT_IO_OPT_IMTU, &mtu, BT_IO_OPT_CID, &cid,
+							BT_IO_OPT_INVALID)) {
+		error("gatt: Could not get imtu: %s", err->message);
+		device_set_state(dev, DEVICE_DISCONNECTED);
+		status = GATT_FAILURE;
+		g_error_free(err);
+		goto reply;
+	}
 
 	attrib = g_attrib_new(io, mtu);
 	if (!attrib) {