diff --git a/src/utils/pacat.c b/src/utils/pacat.c
index 4e126c8ad..6efc3a47c 100644
--- a/src/utils/pacat.c
+++ b/src/utils/pacat.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pa_context_set_state_callback(context, context_state_callback, NULL);
 
     /* Connect the context */
-    pa_context_connect(context, server, 1, NULL);
+    pa_context_connect(context, server, 0, NULL);
 
     /* Run the main loop */
     if (pa_mainloop_run(m, &ret) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/utils/pactl.c b/src/utils/pactl.c
index 86c4e7be1..907746aad 100644
--- a/src/utils/pactl.c
+++ b/src/utils/pactl.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     pa_context_set_state_callback(context, context_state_callback, NULL);
-    pa_context_connect(context, server, 1, NULL);
+    pa_context_connect(context, server, 0, NULL);
 
     if (pa_mainloop_run(m, &ret) < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "pa_mainloop_run() failed.\n");
diff --git a/src/utils/paplay.c b/src/utils/paplay.c
index 5f985ee9d..4efb4cf66 100644
--- a/src/utils/paplay.c
+++ b/src/utils/paplay.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pa_context_set_state_callback(context, context_state_callback, NULL);
 
     /* Connect the context */
-    pa_context_connect(context, server, 1, NULL);
+    pa_context_connect(context, server, 0, NULL);
 
     /* Run the main loop */
     if (pa_mainloop_run(m, &ret) < 0) {