diff --git a/include/sockpp/connector.h b/include/sockpp/connector.h
index 2d571da..d182d8f 100644
--- a/include/sockpp/connector.h
+++ b/include/sockpp/connector.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class connector : public stream_socket
     connector& operator=(const connector&) = delete;
 
     /** Recreate the socket with a new handle, closing any old one. */
-    bool recreate(const sock_address& addr);
+    result<none> recreate(const sock_address& addr);
 
 public:
     /**
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
      * @param addr The remote server address.
      * @return @em true on success, @em false on error
      */
-    bool connect(const sock_address& addr);
+    result<none> connect(const sock_address& addr);
     /**
      * Attempts to connect to the specified server, with a timeout.
      * If the socket is currently connected, this will close the current
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public:
      * @param timeout The duration after which to give up. Zero means never.
      * @return @em true on success, @em false on error
      */
-    bool connect(const sock_address& addr, std::chrono::microseconds timeout);
+    result<none> connect(const sock_address& addr, std::chrono::microseconds timeout);
     /**
      * Attempts to connect to the specified server, with a timeout.
      * If the socket is currently connected, this will close the current
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
      * @return @em true on success, @em false on error
      */
     template <class Rep, class Period>
-    bool connect(
+    result<none> connect(
         const sock_address& addr, const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& relTime
     ) {
         return connect(addr, std::chrono::microseconds(relTime));
diff --git a/include/sockpp/result.h b/include/sockpp/result.h
index 0aeddd9..77f75c0 100644
--- a/include/sockpp/result.h
+++ b/include/sockpp/result.h
@@ -122,9 +122,14 @@ public:
     result() = default;
     /**
      * Construct a "success" result with the specified value.
-     * @param val The success return value
+     * @param val The success value
      */
     result(const T& val) : val_{val} {}
+    /**
+     * Construct a "success" result with the specified value.
+     * @param val The success value
+     */
+    result(T&& val) : val_{std::move(val)} {}
     /**
      * Creates an unsuccesful result from a portable error condition.
      * @param err The error
@@ -227,6 +232,17 @@ result<T> success(const T& val) {
     return result<T>(val);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a successful result with the specified value.
+ *
+ * @param val The succesful return value from the operation.
+ * @return A success result.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+result<T> success(T&& val) {
+    return result<T>(std::move(val));
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a failed result with the specified error code.
  *
diff --git a/src/connector.cpp b/src/connector.cpp
index cfbd506..e752c4f 100644
--- a/src/connector.cpp
+++ b/src/connector.cpp
@@ -50,38 +50,40 @@ namespace sockpp {
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool connector::recreate(const sock_address& addr) {
+result<none> connector::recreate(const sock_address& addr) {
     sa_family_t domain = addr.family();
     socket_t h = create_handle(domain);
 
     if (!check_socket_bool(h))
-        return false;
+        return last_error();
 
     // This will close the old connection, if any.
     reset(h);
-    return true;
+    return none{};
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool connector::connect(const sock_address& addr) {
-    if (!recreate(addr))
-        return false;
+result<none> connector::connect(const sock_address& addr) {
+    auto res = recreate(addr);
+    if (!res)
+        return res;
 
     if (!check_ret_bool(::connect(handle(), addr.sockaddr_ptr(), addr.size())))
-        return close_on_err();
+        return last_error();
 
-    return true;
+    return none{};
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-bool connector::connect(const sock_address& addr, microseconds timeout) {
+result<none> connector::connect(const sock_address& addr, microseconds timeout) {
     if (timeout.count() <= 0)
         return connect(addr);
 
-    if (!recreate(addr))
-        return false;
+    auto res = recreate(addr);
+    if (!res)
+        return res;
 
     bool non_blocking =
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -126,9 +128,10 @@ bool connector::connect(const sock_address& addr, microseconds timeout) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (last_error()) {
+        auto last_err = last_error();
+        if (last_err) {
             close();
-            return false;
+            return last_err;
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ bool connector::connect(const sock_address& addr, microseconds timeout) {
     if (!non_blocking)
         set_non_blocking(false);
 
-    return true;
+    return none{};
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////