diff --git a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.cpp b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.cpp
index 1a2febf2..d08db42e 100644
--- a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.cpp
+++ b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ void JabberConnector::connectToServer ( const TQString &server )
 {
 	kdDebug ( JABBER_DEBUG_GLOBAL ) << k_funcinfo << "Initiating connection to " << server << endl;
 
+	mServer = server;
 	mErrorCode = KNetwork::TDESocketBase::NoError;
 
 	if( mHost.isEmpty() ) {
-		if( mSrvResolver->isBusy() ) {
-			mSrvResolver->stop();
-		}
 		mSrvResolver->resolve(server, "xmpp-client", "tcp");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -90,14 +88,21 @@ void JabberConnector::slotError ( int code )
 void JabberConnector::slotSrvLookup()
 {
 	if( mSrvResolver->failed() ) {
-		mErrorCode = KNetwork::TDESocketBase::LookupFailure;
-		emit error ();
+		if( mErrorCode == KNetwork::TDESocketBase::NoError ) {
+			// SRV records probably not exist - try server and default port as fallback
+			if ( !mByteStream->connect ( mServer, TQString::number ( 5222 ) )) {
+				mErrorCode = mByteStream->socket()->error ();
+			}
+		}
+		if( mErrorCode != KNetwork::TDESocketBase::NoError ) {
+			emit error ();
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if( !mByteStream->connect( mSrvResolver->resultAddress().toString(), TQString::number( mSrvResolver->resultPort() ))) {
 		mErrorCode = mByteStream->socket()->error ();
-		emit error ();
+		mSrvResolver->next();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.h b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.h
index 10a7c44b..c0062100 100644
--- a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.h
+++ b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jabberconnector.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ private slots:
 	void slotSrvLookup ();
 
 private:
+	TQString mServer;
 	TQString mHost;
 	TQ_UINT16 mPort;
 	int mErrorCode;