diff --git a/src/user.cpp b/src/user.cpp
index 6691ae20a1823c44acd2511fa93429648ed75ebc..2c7d5d09d39437eeb3f5892bb2629fab166b7ecb 100644
--- a/src/user.cpp
+++ b/src/user.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ void User::handlePresence(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 					onReadyToConnect();
 				}
 			}
+			else if (m_component->inServerMode()) {
+					m_readyForConnect = true;
+					onReadyToConnect();
+			}
 			else {
 				m_reconnectTimer->start();
 			}