diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
index 4b2fac5..4bc6fe3 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
             if (SettingsController.serverAddressIsSet()) {
                 println("[file] try connect with settings file")
                 try {
+                    svc.setServerAddress(SettingsController.getServerAddress())
                     con = Connection(InetAddress.getByName(SettingsController.getServerAddress()))
                     con.ping()
                     println("[file] Connection to Server successful")