diff --git a/src/face.cpp b/src/face.cpp
index 98581b3..1579ee5 100644
--- a/src/face.cpp
+++ b/src/face.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
   m_transport = transport;
 
-  m_impl->ensureConnected(false);
+  m_ioService.post([=] { m_impl->ensureConnected(false); });
 }
 
 Face::~Face() = default;
diff --git a/tests/integrated/face.cpp b/tests/integrated/face.cpp
index 3a5f071..2662365 100644
--- a/tests/integrated/face.cpp
+++ b/tests/integrated/face.cpp
@@ -511,6 +511,15 @@
   // should not segfault
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(LargeDelayBetweenFaceConstructorAndProcessEvents) // Bug #2742
+{
+  ndn::Face face;
+
+  ::sleep(5); // simulate setup workload
+
+  BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(face.processEvents(time::seconds(1)));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 } // tests