diff --git a/src/connection.cpp b/src/connection.cpp
index 5e8d7b3..13862eb 100644
--- a/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/connection.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ void Executor::run()
         DEBUG("ignoring exception: " << e.what() );
     }
 
-    if (response.toUpper().trimmed() != "OK") {
+    //TODO: we can do stricter error checking
+    if (response.isEmpty()) {
         config->server = Settings::getRandomServer();
 
         try {