diff --git a/src/ArduinoIoTCloudTCP.cpp b/src/ArduinoIoTCloudTCP.cpp
index 1efbf3f33..2ebd373f0 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoIoTCloudTCP.cpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoIoTCloudTCP.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ int ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::begin(bool const enable_watchdog, String brokerAddress,
   }
 #endif /* BOARD_HAS_OFFLOADED_ECCX08 */
 
+#if defined(ARDUINO_UNOWIFIR4)
+  if (String(WiFi.firmwareVersion()) < String("0.2.0")) {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::%s In order to connect to Arduino IoT Cloud, WiFi firmware needs to be >= 0.2.0, current %s", __FUNCTION__, WiFi.firmwareVersion());
+  }
+#endif
+
   /* Since we do not control what code the user inserts
    * between ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::begin() and the first
    * call to ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::update() it is wise to
@@ -326,12 +332,6 @@ ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::State ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::handle_ConnectMqttBroker()
   reconnection_retry_delay = min(reconnection_retry_delay, static_cast<unsigned long>(AIOT_CONFIG_MAX_RECONNECTION_RETRY_DELAY_ms));
   _next_connection_attempt_tick = millis() + reconnection_retry_delay;
 
-#if defined(ARDUINO_UNOWIFIR4)
-    if (String(WiFi.firmwareVersion()) < String("0.2.0")) {
-      DEBUG_ERROR("ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::%s In order to connect to Arduino IoT Cloud, WiFi firmware needs to be >= 0.2.0, current %s", __FUNCTION__, WiFi.firmwareVersion());
-    }
-#endif
-
   DEBUG_ERROR("ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::%s could not connect to %s:%d", __FUNCTION__, _brokerAddress.c_str(), _brokerPort);
   DEBUG_ERROR("ArduinoIoTCloudTCP::%s %d connection attempt at tick time %d", __FUNCTION__, _last_connection_attempt_cnt, _next_connection_attempt_tick);
   return State::ConnectPhy;