diff --git a/src/ngircd/conn.c b/src/ngircd/conn.c
index 2d5e1295..a92f99f7 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/conn.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/conn.c
@@ -1968,8 +1968,11 @@ cb_Connect_to_Server(int fd, UNUSED short events)
 
 	/* Read result from pipe */
 	len = Proc_Read(&Conf_Server[i].res_stat, dest_addrs, sizeof(dest_addrs));
-	if (len == 0)
+	if (len == 0) {
+		/* Error resolving hostname: reset server structure */
+		Conf_Server[i].conn_id = NONE;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	assert((len % sizeof(ng_ipaddr_t)) == 0);