diff --git a/.changeset/short-pots-listen.md b/.changeset/short-pots-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4aab8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-pots-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"vue-paho-mqtt": patch
+---
+
+No WSS attempt when `useSSL` is `false`.
diff --git a/src/pahoMqttPlugin/utils/connectClient.ts b/src/pahoMqttPlugin/utils/connectClient.ts
index eddd1ba..cc1481c 100644
--- a/src/pahoMqttPlugin/utils/connectClient.ts
+++ b/src/pahoMqttPlugin/utils/connectClient.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,15 @@ export const connectClient = ({
           (MqttOptions.keepAliveInterval ||
             defaultMqttOptions.keepAliveInterval!) / 1000,
         cleanSession: MqttOptions.cleanSession,
-        uris: [
-          `wss://${MqttOptions.host}:${MqttOptions.port}${MqttOptions.path}`,
-          `ws://${MqttOptions.host}:${MqttOptions.port}${MqttOptions.path}`,
-        ],
+        uris:
+          MqttOptions.useSSL === false
+            ? [
+                `ws://${MqttOptions.host}:${MqttOptions.port}${MqttOptions.path}`,
+              ]
+            : [
+                `wss://${MqttOptions.host}:${MqttOptions.port}${MqttOptions.path}`,
+                `ws://${MqttOptions.host}:${MqttOptions.port}${MqttOptions.path}`,
+              ],
         onSuccess: () => {
           resolve(true);
           onConnectCallback();