diff --git a/src/Db/Core.php b/src/Db/Core.php
index 267b30e..59d1e33 100644
--- a/src/Db/Core.php
+++ b/src/Db/Core.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public function connection($connection = null)
             return $this->connections[$connection];
         }
 
-        if (!($this->connection['default'] ?? false) && $this->config('deferred')) {
+        if (!($this->connections['default'] ?? false) && $this->config('deferred')) {
             $this->connections['default'] = $this->connectSync($this->config('deferred'));
         }