diff --git a/skymp5-client/src/services/services/loadOrderVerificationService.ts b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/loadOrderVerificationService.ts
index d26d5efb2b..a0e2c6d817 100644
--- a/skymp5-client/src/services/services/loadOrderVerificationService.ts
+++ b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/loadOrderVerificationService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Game, Utility, HttpClient, printConsole, createText } from "skyrimPlatform";
-import { getServerIp, getServerUiPort } from "./skympClient";
 import { getScreenResolution } from "../../view/formView";
 import { ClientListener, CombinedController, Sp } from "./clientListener";
 import { Mod, ServerManifest } from "../messages_http/serverManifest";
@@ -107,8 +106,6 @@ export class LoadOrderVerificationService extends ClientListener {
   }
 
   private getServerMods(retriesLeft: number): Promise<Mod[]> {
-    const targetIp = getServerIp();
-    const uiPort = getServerUiPort();
     // TODO: unhardcode master address
     // TODO: unhardcode serverId (sweetpie)
     let addr = "https://gateway.skymp.net";
diff --git a/skymp5-client/src/services/services/skympClient.ts b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/skympClient.ts
index 24c41e3c43..2f023e0714 100644
--- a/skymp5-client/src/services/services/skympClient.ts
+++ b/skymp5-client/src/services/services/skympClient.ts
@@ -13,21 +13,17 @@ import { ConnectionMessage } from '../events/connectionMessage';
 import { CreateActorMessage } from '../messages/createActorMessage';
 import { AuthAttemptEvent } from '../events/authAttemptEvent';
 import { logTrace } from '../../logging';
+import { resolve4 } from 'dns';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const resolve4Promise = promisify(resolve4);
 
 printConsole('Hello Multiplayer!');
 printConsole('settings:', settings['skymp5-client']);
 
-const targetIp = settings['skymp5-client']['server-ip'] as string;
+const targetHost = settings['skymp5-client']['server-host'] as string;
 const targetPort = settings['skymp5-client']['server-port'] as number;
 
-export const getServerIp = () => {
-  return targetIp;
-};
-
-export const getServerUiPort = () => {
-  return targetPort === 7777 ? 3000 : (targetPort as number) + 1;
-};
-
 export class SkympClient extends ClientListener {
   constructor(private sp: Sp, private controller: CombinedController) {
     super();
@@ -94,15 +90,23 @@ export class SkympClient extends ClientListener {
     this.sp.printConsole('SkympClient ctor');
   }
 
-  private establishConnectionConditional() {
+  private async resolveHost(host: string) {
+    if (!host.match(/[a-zA-Z]/g)) {
+      return host;
+    }
+    const addrs = await resolve4Promise(host);
+    return addrs[Math.floor(Math.random() * addrs.length)];
+  }
+
+  private async establishConnectionConditional() {
     const isConnected = this.controller.lookupListener(networking.NetworkingService).isConnected();
 
-    if (!isConnected || storage.targetIp !== targetIp || storage.targetPort !== targetPort) {
-      storage.targetIp = targetIp;
+    if (!isConnected) {
+      storage.targetIp = await this.resolveHost(targetHost);
       storage.targetPort = targetPort;
 
       logTrace(this, `Connecting to`, storage.targetIp + ':' + storage.targetPort);
-      this.controller.lookupListener(networking.NetworkingService).connect(targetIp, targetPort);
+      this.controller.lookupListener(networking.NetworkingService).connect(storage.targetIp as string, targetPort);
     } else {
       logTrace(this, 'Reconnect is not required');
     }