diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index f68965a..f8cbaa1 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ QString Settings::getRandomServer() {
             qDebug() << __func__ << ": caught an exception, ignoring: " << e.what();
         }
 
-        // if we see a valid connection, return this server
-        if (response.toUpper().trimmed() == "OK") {
+        // if we see a valid connection, return this server. when the server is alive, 
+        //it tries to read the wallet. This causes an error because it cannot find it (SDL only has a non-encrypted wallet.dat during storage processes)
+        // We can use that. 
+        if (response.contains("Error: Cannot read wallet.")) {
             qDebug() << "Choosing lite server " << server;
             return server;
         }