# Unable to connect using Pritunl Client Electron

**URL:** <https://forum.pritunl.com/t/unable-to-connect-using-pritunl-client-electron/3726>\
**Category:** Pritunl VPN\
**Tags:** pritunl-client\
**Created:** [February 20, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/unable-to-connect-using-pritunl-client-electron/3726 "2026-02-20T13:53:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![MelbourneNerd-657](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@MelbourneNerd-657](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/MelbourneNerd-657)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/unable-to-connect-using-pritunl-client-electron/3726/3 "2026-02-22T21:08:28Z")

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if you are running OpenVPN v2.7.0-1 it could be this issue:

> [@Newly released OpenVPN 2.7.0 may cause issues with Pritunl-client 1.3.4466.51](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/newly-released-openvpn-2-7-0-may-cause-issues-with-pritunl-client-1-3-4466-51/3725):
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> We just hit an issue with the pritunl-client-electron (version 1.3.4466.51) not working on Arch Linux with the latest OpenVPN 2.7.0-1 It authenticated but the VPN connection kept timing out and retrying. The issue was resolved by downgrading the OpenVPN on the client system to one earlier than 2.7.0 OpenVPN 2.7.0 was released not long ago, and this Arch linux box had been upgraded to the latest version. [https://community.openvpn.net/Downloads#openvpn-270-released-11-february-2026](https://community.openvpn.net/Downloads#openvpn-270-released-11-february-2026 "Click to open https://community.openvpn.net/Downloads#openvpn-270-released-11-february-2026")

solved with the current client code or by downgrading OpenVPN

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