diff --git a/TCPReaderWriterClient.cpp b/TCPReaderWriterClient.cpp
index 32fae7b..dcb4c0d 100644
--- a/TCPReaderWriterClient.cpp
+++ b/TCPReaderWriterClient.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool CTCPReaderWriterClient::Open()
 
 	struct addrinfo hints;
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
-	hints.ai_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	hints.ai_family = m_family;
 	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
 	//hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
 	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
diff --git a/ircddb/IRCClient.cpp b/ircddb/IRCClient.cpp
index 2126ab6..55df6d8 100644
--- a/ircddb/IRCClient.cpp
+++ b/ircddb/IRCClient.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ void IRCClient::Entry()
 			if (timer == 0)
 			{
 				timer = 30;
+				int fam = AF_UNSPEC;
+				if (0 == strcmp(host_name, "ircv4.openquad.net"))
+					fam = AF_INET;
+				else if (0 == strcmp(host_name, "ircv6.openquad.net"))
+					fam = AF_INET6;
 
-				if (! ircSock.Open(host_name, AF_UNSPEC, std::to_string(port)))
+				if (! ircSock.Open(host_name, fam, std::to_string(port)))
 				{
 					state = 4;
 					timer = 0;