diff --git a/src/i_tcp.c b/src/i_tcp.c
index 37e355579..11a84ceba 100644
--- a/src/i_tcp.c
+++ b/src/i_tcp.c
@@ -1340,8 +1340,12 @@ static SINT8 SOCK_NetMakeNodewPort(const char *address, const char *port)
 	while (runp != NULL)
 	{
 		// find ip of the server
-		memcpy(&clientaddress[newnode], runp->ai_addr, runp->ai_addrlen);
-		runp = NULL;
+		if (sendto(mysockets[0], NULL, 0, 0, runp->ai_addr, runp->ai_addrlen) == 0)
+		{
+			memcpy(&clientaddress[newnode], runp->ai_addr, runp->ai_addrlen);
+			break;
+		}
+		runp = runp->ai_next;
 	}
 	I_freeaddrinfo(ai);
 	return newnode;