diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnection.java b/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnection.java
index c20e051eab46..6fe0e3b725bf 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnection.java
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/core/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnection.java
@@ -264,7 +264,13 @@ public Completable start() {
                 Transport transport = customTransport;
                 if (transport == null) {
                     Single<String> tokenProvider = negotiateResponse.getAccessToken() != null ? Single.just(negotiateResponse.getAccessToken()) : accessTokenProvider;
-                    switch (negotiateResponse.getChosenTransport()) {
+                    TransportEnum chosenTransport;
+                    if (this.skipNegotiate) {
+                        chosenTransport = this.transportEnum;
+                    } else {
+                        chosenTransport = negotiateResponse.getChosenTransport();
+                    }
+                    switch (chosenTransport) {
                         case LONG_POLLING:
                             transport = new LongPollingTransport(localHeaders, httpClient, tokenProvider);
                             break;
diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/test/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnectionTest.java b/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/test/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnectionTest.java
index 6ebd67a2e124..3a1413e0ab11 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/test/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnectionTest.java
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/java/signalr/test/src/main/java/com/microsoft/signalr/HubConnectionTest.java
@@ -2743,6 +2743,37 @@ public void noConnectionIdWhenSkippingNegotiate() {
         assertNull(hubConnection.getConnectionId());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void SkippingNegotiateDoesNotNegotiate() {
+        try (TestLogger logger = new TestLogger(WebSocketTransport.class.getName())) {
+            AtomicBoolean negotiateCalled = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+            TestHttpClient client = new TestHttpClient().on("POST", "http://example.com/negotiate?negotiateVersion=1",
+                    (req) -> {
+                        negotiateCalled.set(true);
+                        return Single.just(new HttpResponse(200, "",
+                            TestUtils.stringToByteBuffer("{\"connectionId\":\"bVOiRPG8-6YiJ6d7ZcTOVQ\",\""
+                                    + "availableTransports\":[{\"transport\":\"WebSockets\",\"transferFormats\":[\"Text\",\"Binary\"]}]}")));
+                    });
+
+            HubConnection hubConnection = HubConnectionBuilder
+                    .create("http://example")
+                    .withTransport(TransportEnum.WEBSOCKETS)
+                    .shouldSkipNegotiate(true)
+                    .withHttpClient(client)
+                    .build();
+
+            try {
+                hubConnection.start().timeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS).blockingAwait();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                assertEquals("WebSockets isn't supported in testing currently.", e.getMessage());
+            }
+            assertEquals(HubConnectionState.DISCONNECTED, hubConnection.getConnectionState());
+            assertFalse(negotiateCalled.get());
+
+            logger.assertLog("Starting Websocket connection.");
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void connectionIdIsAvailableAfterStart() {
         TestHttpClient client = new TestHttpClient().on("POST", "http://example.com/negotiate?negotiateVersion=1",