diff --git a/src/connection.ts b/src/connection.ts
index 890b4c11..308e8c4b 100644
--- a/src/connection.ts
+++ b/src/connection.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ import { Response } from "./responses/response"
 import { SaslAuthenticateResponse } from "./responses/sasl_authenticate_response"
 import { SaslHandshakeResponse } from "./responses/sasl_handshake_response"
 import { TuneResponse } from "./responses/tune_response"
-import { DEFAULT_FRAME_MAX, DEFAULT_UNLIMITED_FRAME_MAX, REQUIRED_MANAGEMENT_VERSION, removeFrom } from "./util"
+import {
+  DEFAULT_FRAME_MAX,
+  DEFAULT_UNLIMITED_FRAME_MAX,
+  REQUIRED_MANAGEMENT_VERSION,
+  isString,
+  removeFrom,
+} from "./util"
 import { Version, checkServerDeclaredVersions, getClientSupportedVersions } from "./versions"
 import { WaitingResponse } from "./waiting_response"
 import { ClientListenersParams, ClientParams, ClosingParams, QueryOffsetParams, StoreOffsetParams } from "./client"
@@ -474,7 +480,7 @@ export class Connection {
 
   private async open(params: { virtualHost: string }) {
     this.logger.debug(`Open ...`)
-    if (this.virtualHostIsNotValid(params.virtualHost)) {
+    if (!this.virtualHostIsValid(params.virtualHost)) {
       const errorMessage = `[ERROR]: VirtualHost '${params.virtualHost}' is not valid`
       this.logger.error(errorMessage)
       return { ok: false, error: new Error(errorMessage) }
@@ -487,8 +493,8 @@ export class Connection {
     return { ok: true, response: res }
   }
 
-  private virtualHostIsNotValid(virtualHost: string) {
-    if (!virtualHost) {
+  private virtualHostIsValid(virtualHost: string) {
+    if (isString(virtualHost) && virtualHost.length > 0) {
       return true
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 438957da..dfc7e4f7 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ export const ResponseCode = {
   StreamDoesNotExist: 2,
   SubscriptionIdDoesNotExist: 4,
 } as const
+
+export const isString = (value: unknown): boolean => typeof value === "string"
diff --git a/test/unit/util.test.ts b/test/unit/util.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..973fe897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/util.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { expect } from "chai"
+import { isString } from "../../src/util"
+
+describe("Util tests", () => {
+  describe("isString", () => {
+    it("return false with a number", () => {
+      const value = 1
+
+      expect(isString(value)).false
+    })
+
+    it("return false with a boolean", () => {
+      const value = false
+
+      expect(isString(value)).false
+    })
+
+    it("return true with a string", () => {
+      const value = "abc"
+
+      expect(isString(value)).true
+    })
+
+    it("return true with an empty string", () => {
+      const value = ""
+
+      expect(isString(value)).true
+    })
+  })
+})