diff --git a/src/connectdlg.cpp b/src/connectdlg.cpp
index 9397293f0c..ae9d5dc8f8 100644
--- a/src/connectdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/connectdlg.cpp
@@ -808,13 +808,13 @@ void CConnectDlg::EmitCLServerListPingMes ( const CHostAddress& haServerAddress,
     // block the GUI).
     QThread::msleep ( 11 );
 
-    emit CreateCLServerListPingMes ( haServerAddress );
-
-    // also request the server version if we have not already received it
+    // first request the server version if we have not already received it
     if ( bNeedVersion )
     {
         emit CreateCLServerListReqVerAndOSMes ( haServerAddress );
     }
+
+    emit CreateCLServerListPingMes ( haServerAddress );
 }
 
 void CConnectDlg::SetPingTimeAndNumClientsResult ( const CHostAddress& InetAddr, const int iPingTime, const int iNumClients )