An electrical connector includes: a contact module including a housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing, the housing having a base and a front tongue; a metallic shell enclosing the housing; and a metallic bracket affixed to the metallic shell and having a pair of soldering legs; wherein the base has a front face and plural recesses behind the front face, each recess having an interior face; and the metallic shell has plural stops accommodated in corresponding recesses, each stop having a front face positioned in front of the front face of the base and a rear face spaced a gap from the interior face of a corresponding recess.