diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
index 01d6188095..e68b48b774 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/client_init.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub enum Error {
         mismatched_server_info: Option<ServerInfo>,
     },
     ClientCrashed,
+    ServerNotFound,
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
@@ -125,11 +126,10 @@ impl ClientInit {
                 tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
             }
 
-            // Only possibility for no last_err is aborting
-            let _ = tx.send(Msg::Done(Err(last_err.unwrap_or(Error::ClientError {
-                error: ClientError::Other("Connection attempt aborted by user".to_owned()),
-                mismatched_server_info: None,
-            }))));
+            // Parsing/host name resolution successful but no connection succeeded
+            // If last_err is None this typically means there was no server up at the input
+            // address and all the attempts timed out.
+            let _ = tx.send(Msg::Done(Err(last_err.unwrap_or(Error::ServerNotFound))));
 
             // Safe drop runtime
             tokio::task::block_in_place(move || drop(runtime2));
diff --git a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
index ca4bd328a4..4c524a90d9 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/menu/main/mod.rs
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ fn get_client_msg_error(e: client_init::Error, localized_strings: &LocalizationH
             },
         },
         InitError::ClientCrashed => localization.get("main.login.client_crashed").into(),
+        InitError::ServerNotFound => localization.get("main.login.server_not_found").into(),
     }
 }