if (this.treeHandle != null && this.treeHandle.isConnected()) {
            // Connection is still valid - reuse it
            return this.treeHandle.acquire();
        }

        // Clean up old handle if needed
        final SmbTreeHandleImpl oldHandle = this.treeHandle;
        if (oldHandle != null) {
            if (this.transportContext.getConfig().isStrictResourceLifecycle()) {
                oldHandle.release();