diff --git a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
index 4069a48e4..7b6543792 100644
--- a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,17 @@ void CSqlScore::SaveTeamScoreThread(void *pUser)
 {
 	CSqlTeamScoreData *pData = (CSqlTeamScoreData *)pUser;
 
+	for (int skipCount = 0; skipCount < MAX_SQLMASTERS; skipCount++)
+	{
+
 	// Connect to database
-	pData->ConnectSqlServer(g_Config.m_SvUseSQLMasters);
+	pData->ConnectSqlServer(g_Config.m_SvUseSQLMasters, skipCount);
+
+	if (pData->ActiveMasterID() == -1)
+	{
+		dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: Could not connect to ANY SQLMASTER-Server");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if(pData->SqlServer())
 	{
@@ -247,9 +256,13 @@ void CSqlScore::SaveTeamScoreThread(void *pUser)
 
 		// disconnect from database
 		pData->SqlServer()->Disconnect();
+
+		// no errors and everything updated --> break fallback loop
+		break;
 	}
 	else
 		dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: Could not connect to SQL-Server");
+	}
 
 	delete pData;
 }
@@ -446,8 +459,17 @@ void CSqlScore::SaveScoreThread(void *pUser)
 {
 	CSqlScoreData *pData = (CSqlScoreData *)pUser;
 
+	for (int skipCount = 0; skipCount < MAX_SQLMASTERS; skipCount++)
+	{
+
 	// Connect to database
-	pData->ConnectSqlServer(g_Config.m_SvUseSQLMasters);
+	pData->ConnectSqlServer(g_Config.m_SvUseSQLMasters, skipCount);
+
+	if (pData->ActiveMasterID() == -1)
+	{
+		dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: Could not connect to ANY SQLMASTER-Server");
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if(pData->SqlServer())
 	{
@@ -497,9 +519,13 @@ void CSqlScore::SaveScoreThread(void *pUser)
 
 		// disconnect from database
 		pData->SqlServer()->Disconnect();
+
+		// no errors and everything updated --> break fallback loop
+		break;
 	}
 	else
 		dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: Could not connect to SQL-Server");
+	}
 
 	delete pData;
 }
diff --git a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.h b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.h
index 664538b0e..e4afed014 100644
--- a/src/game/server/score/sql_score.h
+++ b/src/game/server/score/sql_score.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
 // generic implementation to provide sqlserver, gameserver and server
 struct CSqlData
 {
-	CSqlData() : m_pSqlServer(ms_pSqlServer) {}
+	CSqlData() : m_pSqlServer(ms_pSqlServer), m_ActiveMaster(-1) {}
 
 	CGameContext* GameServer() { return ms_pGameServer; }
 	IServer* Server() { return ms_pServer; }
@@ -79,23 +79,26 @@ struct CSqlData
 	const char* MapName() { return ms_pMap; }
 	CSqlServer* SqlMasterServer(int i) { return ms_pMasterSqlServers[i]; }
 	CSqlServer* SqlServer() { return m_pSqlServer; }
+	int ActiveMasterID() { return m_ActiveMaster; }
 
-	void ConnectSqlServer(bool useMasters = false)
+	void ConnectSqlServer(bool useMasters = false, int skipCount = 0)
 	{
 		if (useMasters)
 		{
 			m_pSqlServer = 0;
-			for (int i = 0; i < MAX_SQLMASTERS; i++)
+			for (int i = skipCount; i < MAX_SQLMASTERS; i++)
 			{
 				if (SqlMasterServer(i) && SqlMasterServer(i)->Connect())
 				{
 					m_pSqlServer = SqlMasterServer(i);
+					m_ActiveMaster = 0;
 					return;
 				}
 				if (SqlMasterServer(i))
 					dbg_msg("SQL", "Warning: Unable to connect to sqlmaster %d ('%s'), trying next...", i, SqlMasterServer(i)->GetIP());
 			}
 			dbg_msg("SQL", "ERROR: No sqlmasterservers available");
+			m_ActiveMaster = -1;
 		}
 		else if (!SqlServer()->Connect())
 			m_pSqlServer = 0;
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ struct CSqlData
 	static CSqlServer **ms_pMasterSqlServers;
 
 	CSqlServer *m_pSqlServer;
+	int m_ActiveMaster;
 };
 
 struct CSqlMapData : CSqlData