diff --git a/bunnify/connection.go b/bunnify/connection.go
index 616d172..0698c34 100644
--- a/bunnify/connection.go
+++ b/bunnify/connection.go
@@ -62,13 +62,19 @@ func NewConnection(opts ...func(*connectionOption)) *Connection {
 }
 
 // Start establishes the connection towards the AMQP server.
-func (c *Connection) Start() {
+// Only returns errors when the uri is not valid (retry won't do a thing)
+func (c *Connection) Start() error {
 	var err error
 	var conn *amqp.Connection
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.options.reconnectInterval)
 
+	uri, err := amqp.ParseURI(c.options.uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for {
-		conn, err = amqp.Dial(c.options.uri)
+		conn, err = amqp.Dial(uri.String())
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
@@ -84,9 +90,11 @@ func (c *Connection) Start() {
 		<-conn.NotifyClose(make(chan *amqp.Error))
 		if !c.connectionClosedBySystem {
 			notifyConnectionLost(c.options.notificationChannel)
-			c.Start()
+			_ = c.Start()
 		}
 	}()
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Closes connection with towards the AMQP server
diff --git a/tests/consumer_invalid_options_test.go b/tests/consumer_invalid_options_test.go
index 524aee2..1062dcb 100644
--- a/tests/consumer_invalid_options_test.go
+++ b/tests/consumer_invalid_options_test.go
@@ -7,13 +7,30 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 )
 
+func TestConnectionReturnErrorWhenNotValidURI(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup
+	connection := bunnify.NewConnection(bunnify.WithURI("13123"))
+
+	// Exercise
+	err := connection.Start()
+
+	// Assert
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	goleak.VerifyNone(t)
+}
+
 func TestConsumerShouldReturnErrorWhenNoHandlersSpecified(t *testing.T) {
 	// Setup
 	connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-	connection.Start()
-	consumer := connection.NewConsumer("queueName")
+	if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	// Exercise
+	consumer := connection.NewConsumer("queueName")
 	err := consumer.Consume()
 
 	// Assert
diff --git a/tests/consumer_publish_metrics_test.go b/tests/consumer_publish_metrics_test.go
index 13c1e38..19cdd15 100644
--- a/tests/consumer_publish_metrics_test.go
+++ b/tests/consumer_publish_metrics_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import (
 func TestConsumerPublisherMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ACK event", func(t *testing.T) {
 		connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-		connection.Start()
+		if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		publisher := connection.NewPublisher()
 
 		queueName := uuid.NewString()
@@ -75,7 +78,10 @@ func TestConsumerPublisherMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("NACK event", func(t *testing.T) {
 		connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-		connection.Start()
+		if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		publisher := connection.NewPublisher()
 
 		queueName := uuid.NewString()
@@ -133,7 +139,9 @@ func TestConsumerPublisherMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-		connection.Start()
+		if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 
 		queueName := uuid.NewString()
 		exchangeName := uuid.NewString()
@@ -157,7 +165,9 @@ func TestConsumerPublisherMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		connection = bunnify.NewConnection()
-		connection.Start()
+		if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 
 		// Register again but with other routing key
 		// The existing binding on the AMQP instance still exists
diff --git a/tests/consumer_publish_test.go b/tests/consumer_publish_test.go
index 6111828..6189204 100644
--- a/tests/consumer_publish_test.go
+++ b/tests/consumer_publish_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ func TestConsumerPublisher(t *testing.T) {
 		bunnify.WithReconnectInterval(1*time.Second),
 		bunnify.WithNotificationChannel(notificationChannel))
 
-	connection.Start()
+	if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	var consumedEvent bunnify.ConsumableEvent[orderCreated]
 	eventHandler := func(ctx context.Context, event bunnify.ConsumableEvent[orderCreated]) error {
diff --git a/tests/consumer_publish_tracer_test.go b/tests/consumer_publish_tracer_test.go
index 941fa46..bc9b430 100644
--- a/tests/consumer_publish_tracer_test.go
+++ b/tests/consumer_publish_tracer_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ func TestConsumerPublisherTracing(t *testing.T) {
 	routingKey := uuid.NewString()
 
 	connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-	connection.Start()
+	if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	// Exercise consuming
 	var actualTraceID trace.TraceID
diff --git a/tests/dead_letter_receives_event_test.go b/tests/dead_letter_receives_event_test.go
index 6c2797e..86b2708 100644
--- a/tests/dead_letter_receives_event_test.go
+++ b/tests/dead_letter_receives_event_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ func TestDeadLetterReceivesEvent(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Exercise
 	connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-	connection.Start()
+	if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	consumer := connection.NewConsumer(
 		queueName,
diff --git a/tests/go_routines_not_leaked_test.go b/tests/go_routines_not_leaked_test.go
index 86fa81c..1984f53 100644
--- a/tests/go_routines_not_leaked_test.go
+++ b/tests/go_routines_not_leaked_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ func TestGoRoutinesAreNotLeaked(t *testing.T) {
 	// Setup
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
 	connection := bunnify.NewConnection()
-	connection.Start()
+	if err := connection.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	// Exercise
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {