diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/main/ServerListCell.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/main/ServerListCell.java
index 0eae21a6f..333bccbcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/main/ServerListCell.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/main/ServerListCell.java
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public class ServerListCell extends ListCell<Server> implements Initializable {
 
         if (server.getLastPing() != null) {
             if (server.getLastPing().getLastConnectionException() != null) {
-                Label lastConnectionExceptionLabel = new Label(server.getLastPing().getLastConnectionException().getLocalizedMessage());
+                Label lastConnectionExceptionLabel = new Label(server.getLastPing().getLastConnectionException().toString());
                 lastConnectionExceptionLabel.setStyle("-fx-text-fill: red");
                 grid.add(new Label("Last connection exception:"), 0, ++column);
                 grid.add(lastConnectionExceptionLabel, 1, column);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
index da391a7fb..155103673 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/protocol/network/Connection.java
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ public class Connection {
                 try {
                     addresses = DNSUtil.getServerAddresses(hostname);
                 } catch (TextParseException e) {
+                    setConnectionState(ConnectionStates.FAILED_NO_RETRY);
+                    network.lastException = e;
                     e.printStackTrace();
-                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                    return;
                 }
             }
             address = addresses.getFirst();