diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index 877144294..cb74f024f 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
 	#include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONF_SQL
-CSqlServer** CSqlConnector::ms_ppSqlReadServers = 0;
-CSqlServer** CSqlConnector::ms_ppSqlWriteServers = 0;
-#endif
-
 static const char *StrLtrim(const char *pStr)
 {
 	while(*pStr)
@@ -2049,7 +2044,7 @@ void CServer::ConAddSqlServer(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
 	{
 		if (!apSqlServers[i])
 		{
-			apSqlServers[i] = new CSqlServer(pResult->GetString(1), pResult->GetString(2), pResult->GetString(3), pResult->GetString(4), pResult->GetString(5), pResult->GetInteger(6), SetUpDb);
+			apSqlServers[i] = new CSqlServer(pResult->GetString(1), pResult->GetString(2), pResult->GetString(3), pResult->GetString(4), pResult->GetString(5), pResult->GetInteger(6), ReadOnly, SetUpDb);
 
 			if(SetUpDb)
 			{
@@ -2063,7 +2058,7 @@ void CServer::ConAddSqlServer(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	pSelf->Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "server", "failed to add new sqlmaster: limit of sqlmasters reached");
+	pSelf->Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_STANDARD, "server", "failed to add new sqlserver: limit of sqlservers reached");
 }
 
 void CServer::ConDumpSqlServers(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
diff --git a/src/engine/server/sql_connector.cpp b/src/engine/server/sql_connector.cpp
index 0eb262380..30c739e8a 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/sql_connector.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/sql_connector.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 #include "sql_connector.h"
 
+CSqlServer** CSqlConnector::ms_ppSqlReadServers = 0;
+CSqlServer** CSqlConnector::ms_ppSqlWriteServers = 0;
+
+int CSqlConnector::ms_ReachableReadServer = 0;
+int CSqlConnector::ms_ReachableWriteServer = 0;
+
 CSqlConnector::CSqlConnector() :
 m_pSqlServer(0),
 m_NumReadRetries(0),
@@ -13,28 +19,21 @@ m_NumWriteRetries(0)
 bool CSqlConnector::ConnectSqlServer(bool ReadOnly)
 {
 	ReadOnly ? ++m_NumReadRetries : ++m_NumWriteRetries;
+	int& ReachableServer = ReadOnly ? ms_ReachableReadServer : ms_ReachableWriteServer;
+	int NumServers = ReadOnly ? CSqlServer::ms_NumReadServer : CSqlServer::ms_NumWriteServer;
 
-	bool passedOldServer = !m_pSqlServer;
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_SQLSERVERS && SqlServer(i, ReadOnly); i++)
+	for (int i = ReachableServer, ID = ReachableServer; i < ReachableServer + NumServers && SqlServer(i % NumServers, ReadOnly); i++, ID = i % NumServers)
 	{
-
-		if (!passedOldServer)
+		if (SqlServer(ID, ReadOnly) && SqlServer(ID, ReadOnly)->Connect())
 		{
-			if (m_pSqlServer == SqlServer(i, ReadOnly))
-					passedOldServer = true;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (SqlServer(i, ReadOnly) && SqlServer(i, ReadOnly)->Connect())
-		{
-			m_pSqlServer = SqlServer(i, ReadOnly);
+			m_pSqlServer = SqlServer(ID, ReadOnly);
+			ReachableServer = ID;
 			return true;
 		}
-		if (SqlServer(i, ReadOnly))
-			dbg_msg("SQL", "Warning: Unable to connect to Sql%sServer %d ('%s'), trying next...", ReadOnly ? "read" : "write", i, SqlServer(i, ReadOnly)->GetIP());
+		if (SqlServer(ID, ReadOnly))
+			dbg_msg("SQL", "Warning: Unable to connect to Sql%sServer %d ('%s'), trying next...", ReadOnly ? "Read" : "Write", ID, SqlServer(ID, ReadOnly)->GetIP());
 	}
-	dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: No Sql%sServers available", ReadOnly ? "Read" : "Write");
+	dbg_msg("SQL", "FATAL ERROR: No Sql%sServers available", ReadOnly ? "Read" : "Write");
 	m_pSqlServer = 0;
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/server/sql_connector.h b/src/engine/server/sql_connector.h
index a51785ed7..6d1d8a036 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/sql_connector.h
+++ b/src/engine/server/sql_connector.h
@@ -24,14 +24,20 @@ public:
 
 	bool ConnectSqlServer(bool ReadOnly = true);
 
-	bool MaxTriesReached(bool ReadOnly = true) { return ReadOnly ? m_NumReadRetries : m_NumWriteRetries >= MAX_SQLSERVERS; }
-
+	bool MaxTriesReached(bool ReadOnly = true) { return ReadOnly ? m_NumReadRetries >= CSqlServer::ms_NumReadServer : m_NumWriteRetries >= CSqlServer::ms_NumWriteServer; }
+	
 private:
 
 	CSqlServer *m_pSqlServer;
 	static CSqlServer **ms_ppSqlReadServers;
 	static CSqlServer **ms_ppSqlWriteServers;
 
+	static int ms_NumReadServer;
+	static int ms_NumWriteServer;
+
+	static int ms_ReachableReadServer;
+	static int ms_ReachableWriteServer;
+
 	int m_NumReadRetries;
 	int m_NumWriteRetries;
 };
diff --git a/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp b/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
index 062f4162a..9dbce7849 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/sql_server.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 #include "sql_server.h"
 
 
-CSqlServer::CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* pUser, const char* pPass, const char* pIp, int Port, bool SetUpDb) :
+int CSqlServer::ms_NumReadServer = 0;
+int CSqlServer::ms_NumWriteServer = 0;
+
+CSqlServer::CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* pUser, const char* pPass, const char* pIp, int Port, bool ReadOnly, bool SetUpDb) :
 		m_Port(Port),
 		m_SetUpDB(SetUpDb)
 {
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ CSqlServer::CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* p
 	m_pResults = 0;
 	m_pStatement = 0;
 
+	ReadOnly ? ms_NumReadServer++ : ms_NumWriteServer++;
+
 	m_SqlLock = lock_create();
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ bool CSqlServer::Connect()
 		connection_properties["port"]          = m_Port;
 		connection_properties["userName"]      = sql::SQLString(m_aUser);
 		connection_properties["password"]      = sql::SQLString(m_aPass);
+		connection_properties["OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT"] = 10;
 		connection_properties["OPT_RECONNECT"] = true;
 
 		// Create connection
diff --git a/src/engine/server/sql_server.h b/src/engine/server/sql_server.h
index cf1b55206..775f7cd88 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/sql_server.h
+++ b/src/engine/server/sql_server.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 class CSqlServer
 {
 public:
-	CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* pUser, const char* pPass, const char* pIp, int Port, bool SetUpDb = false);
+	CSqlServer(const char* pDatabase, const char* pPrefix, const char* pUser, const char* pPass, const char* pIp, int Port, bool ReadOnly = true, bool SetUpDb = false);
 	~CSqlServer();
 
 	bool Connect();
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public:
 	void Lock() { lock_wait(m_SqlLock); }
 	void UnLock() { lock_unlock(m_SqlLock); }
 
+	static int ms_NumReadServer;
+	static int ms_NumWriteServer;
 
 private:
 	sql::Driver *m_pDriver;
diff --git a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
index 84de39575..159904ebb 100644
--- a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ bool CSqlScore::ShowTop5Thread(CSqlServer* pSqlServer, CSqlData *pGameData, bool
 		pData->GameServer()->SendChatTarget(pData->m_ClientID, "-------------------------------");
 
 		dbg_msg("SQL", "Showing top5 done");
+		return true;
 	}
 	catch (sql::SQLException &e)
 	{