diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index 5c4aac79..c3859338 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static void server_recv_cb(EV_P_ ev_io *w, int revents)
                     }
                     struct sockaddr_storage storage;
                     memset(&storage, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
-                    if (get_sockaddr(host, port, &storage) != -1) {
+                    if (get_sockaddr(host, port, &storage, 0) != -1) {
                         remote = connect_to_remote(server->listener, (struct sockaddr *)&storage);
                         remote->direct = 1;
                     }
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                      remote_addr[i].port;
         struct sockaddr_storage *storage = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
         memset(storage, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
-        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage) == -1) {
+        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage, 1) == -1) {
             FATAL("failed to resolve the provided hostname");
         }
         listen_ctx.remote_addr[i] = (struct sockaddr *)storage;
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ int start_ss_local_server(profile_t profile)
     listen_ctx.remote_addr = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr *));
     struct sockaddr_storage *storage = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
     memset(storage, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
-    if (get_sockaddr(remote_host, remote_port_str, storage) == -1) {
+    if (get_sockaddr(remote_host, remote_port_str, storage, 1) == -1) {
         return -1;
     }
     listen_ctx.remote_addr[0] = (struct sockaddr *)storage;
diff --git a/src/netutils.c b/src/netutils.c
index d787dce4..1f2865ec 100644
--- a/src/netutils.c
+++ b/src/netutils.c
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
  * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <math.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <libcork/core.h>
 #include <udns.h>
 
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ int get_sockaddr_len(struct sockaddr *addr)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int get_sockaddr(char *host, char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *storage)
+int get_sockaddr(char *host, char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *storage, int block)
 {
     struct cork_ip ip;
     if (cork_ip_init(&ip, host) != -1) {
@@ -76,7 +79,18 @@ int get_sockaddr(char *host, char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *storage)
         hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;     /* Return IPv4 and IPv6 choices */
         hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM; /* We want a TCP socket */
 
-        int err = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &result);
+        int err;
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
+            err = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &result);
+            if (!block || !err) {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                sleep(pow(2, i));
+                LOGE("failed to resolve server name, wait %.0f seconds", pow(2, i));
+            }
+        }
+
         if (err != 0) {
             LOGE("getaddrinfo: %s", gai_strerror(err));
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/netutils.h b/src/netutils.h
index cc8bfa2c..5179a241 100644
--- a/src/netutils.h
+++ b/src/netutils.h
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
  */
 
 int get_sockaddr_len(struct sockaddr *addr);
-int get_sockaddr(char *host, char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *storage);
+int get_sockaddr(char *host, char *port, struct sockaddr_storage *storage, int block);
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index 931554b8..fd32b9ed 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                      remote_addr[i].port;
         struct sockaddr_storage *storage = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
         memset(storage, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
-        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage) == -1) {
+        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage, 1) == -1) {
             FATAL("failed to resolve the provided hostname");
         }
         listen_ctx.remote_addr[i] = (struct sockaddr *)storage;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index f2b755f3..354cb402 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -124,13 +124,14 @@ static void free_connections(struct ev_loop *loop)
     }
 }
 
-static void report_addr(int fd) {
+static void report_addr(int fd)
+{
     struct sockaddr_storage addr;
     socklen_t len = sizeof addr;
     memset(&addr, 0, len);
     int err = getpeername(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, &len);
     if (err == 0) {
-        char peer_name[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN] = {0};
+        char peer_name[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN] = { 0 };
         if (addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {
             struct sockaddr_in *s = (struct sockaddr_in *)&addr;
             dns_ntop(AF_INET, &s->sin_addr, peer_name, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
@@ -172,19 +173,19 @@ int create_and_bind(const char *host, const char *port)
     int s, listen_sock;
 
     memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
-    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;                                        /* Return IPv4 and IPv6 choices */
-    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;                                    /* We want a TCP socket */
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;                 /* Return IPv4 and IPv6 choices */
+    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;             /* We want a TCP socket */
     hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE | AI_ADDRCONFIG; /* For wildcard IP address */
     hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
 
     for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
         s = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &result);
-        if (s == 0) break;
-        else {
+        if (s == 0) {
+            break;
+        } else {
             sleep(pow(2, i));
             LOGE("failed to resolve server name, wait %.0f seconds", pow(2, i));
         }
-
     }
 
     if (s != 0) {
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ static void server_resolve_cb(struct sockaddr *addr, void *data)
         }
 
         if (acl) {
-            char host[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN] = {0};
+            char host[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN] = { 0 };
             if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
                 struct sockaddr_in *s = (struct sockaddr_in *)addr;
                 dns_ntop(AF_INET, &s->sin_addr, host, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
@@ -1085,9 +1086,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     int option_index = 0;
     static struct option long_options[] =
     {
-        { "fast-open", no_argument, 0, 0 },
+        { "fast-open", no_argument,       0, 0 },
         { "acl",       required_argument, 0, 0 },
-        { 0,           0,           0, 0 }
+        { 0,           0,                 0, 0 }
     };
 
     opterr = 0;
@@ -1297,7 +1298,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         // Setup UDP
         if (udprelay) {
             init_udprelay(server_host[index], server_port, m, atoi(timeout),
-                    iface);
+                          iface);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index 2959f940..536bd449 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                      remote_addr[i].port;
         struct sockaddr_storage *storage = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
         memset(storage, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage));
-        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage) == -1) {
+        if (get_sockaddr(host, port, storage, 1) == -1) {
             FATAL("failed to resolve the provided hostname");
         }
         listen_ctx.remote_addr[i] = (struct sockaddr *)storage;
diff --git a/src/udprelay.c b/src/udprelay.c
index 3ba3a2b2..3b2fab17 100644
--- a/src/udprelay.c
+++ b/src/udprelay.c
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ int create_server_socket(const char *host, const char *port)
     int s, server_sock;
 
     memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
-    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;    /* Return IPv4 and IPv6 choices */
-    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM; /* We want a UDP socket */
+    hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;                 /* Return IPv4 and IPv6 choices */
+    hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;              /* We want a UDP socket */
     hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE | AI_ADDRCONFIG; /* For wildcard IP address */
     hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;