diff --git a/ircbot.py b/ircbot.py
index 8dc3a49..fe7d3f9 100644
--- a/ircbot.py
+++ b/ircbot.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class ServerThread(threading.Thread):
 			self.logging_channel.send((logmessage_types.internal, internal_submessage_types.server, address))
 			try:
 				self.server_socket = socket.create_connection(address)
-			except (ConnectionRefusedError, socket.gaierror):
+			except (ConnectionRefusedError, socket.gaierror, TimeoutError):
 				# Tell controller we failed
 				self.logging_channel.send((logmessage_types.internal, internal_submessage_types.error, "Can't connect to %s:%s" % address))