diff --git a/bot/mcbot.go b/bot/mcbot.go
index 5b89e01..1aadd1f 100644
--- a/bot/mcbot.go
+++ b/bot/mcbot.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func (c *Client) join(ctx context.Context, d *mcnet.Dialer, addr string) error {
 	host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
 	var port uint64
 	if err != nil {
+		host = addr
 		var addrErr *net.AddrError
 		const missingPort = "missing port in address"
 		if errors.As(err, &addrErr) && addrErr.Err == missingPort {
@@ -51,9 +52,6 @@ func (c *Client) join(ctx context.Context, d *mcnet.Dialer, addr string) error {
 			return LoginErr{"parse port", err}
 		}
 	}
-	if host == "" {
-		host = addr
-	}
 
 	// Dial connection
 	c.Conn, err = d.DialMCContext(ctx, addr)