diff --git a/lib/utils/dns_srv.rb b/lib/utils/dns_srv.rb
index ddc4038d..8587ffac 100644
--- a/lib/utils/dns_srv.rb
+++ b/lib/utils/dns_srv.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
           .fetch("dns_srv_lookup:#{domain}", expires_in: 5.minutes) do
             resources = dns_srv_lookup_for_domain(domain)
 
-            select_server(resources)
+            server_election(resources)
           end
       end
 
@@ -36,9 +36,29 @@ module DiscourseAi
 
           return resource if random_weight < 0
         end
+      end
 
-        # fallback
-        resources.first
+      def self.server_available?(server)
+        begin
+          conn = Faraday.new { |f| f.adapter FinalDestination::FaradayAdapter }
+          conn.head("https://#{server.target}:#{server.port}")
+          true
+        rescue StandardError
+          false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def self.server_election(resources)
+        return nil if resources.empty?
+        return resources.first if resources.length == 1
+
+        candidate = select_server(resources)
+
+        if server_available?(candidate)
+          candidate
+        else
+          server_election(resources - [candidate])
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/utils/dns_srv_spec.rb b/spec/lib/utils/dns_srv_spec.rb
index 33a2115a..b54e8ed6 100644
--- a/spec/lib/utils/dns_srv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/utils/dns_srv_spec.rb
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ describe DiscourseAi::Utils::DnsSrv do
   let(:weighted_dns_results) do
     [
       Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(1, 1, 443, "service1.example.com"),
-      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(1, 2, 443, "service2.example.com"),
-      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(1, 2, 443, "service3.example.com"),
-      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(2, 1, 443, "service4.example.com"),
-      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(2, 1, 443, "service5.example.com"),
+      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(2, 2, 443, "service2.example.com"),
+      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(2, 2, 443, "service3.example.com"),
+      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(3, 1, 443, "service4.example.com"),
+      Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::SRV.new(3, 1, 443, "service5.example.com"),
     ]
   end
 
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ describe DiscourseAi::Utils::DnsSrv do
       Resolv::DNS.any_instance.stubs(:getresources).returns(weighted_dns_results)
 
       Discourse.cache.delete("dns_srv_lookup:#{domain}")
+
+      (1..5).each do |i|
+        stub_request(:head, "https://service#{i}.example.com/").to_return(status: 200)
+      end
     end
 
     it "picks a server" do
@@ -31,4 +35,52 @@ describe DiscourseAi::Utils::DnsSrv do
       expect(weighted_dns_results.filter { |r| r.priority == 1 }).to include(selected_server)
     end
   end
+
+  context "when the first server is not available" do
+    before do
+      Resolv::DNS.any_instance.stubs(:getresources).returns(weighted_dns_results)
+
+      Discourse.cache.delete("dns_srv_lookup:#{domain}")
+
+      stub_request(:head, "https://service1.example.com/").to_raise(Faraday::SSLError)
+
+      (2..5).each do |i|
+        stub_request(:head, "https://service#{i}.example.com/").to_return(status: 200)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "picks another server" do
+      selected_server = DiscourseAi::Utils::DnsSrv.lookup(domain)
+
+      expect(weighted_dns_results).to include(selected_server)
+      expect(selected_server.port).to eq(443)
+      expect(selected_server.target.to_s).to_not eq("service1.example.com")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when the multiple servers are not available" do
+    before do
+      Resolv::DNS.any_instance.stubs(:getresources).returns(weighted_dns_results)
+
+      Discourse.cache.delete("dns_srv_lookup:#{domain}")
+
+      (1..3).each do |i|
+        stub_request(:head, "https://service#{i}.example.com/").to_raise(Faraday::SSLError)
+      end
+
+      (4..5).each do |i|
+        stub_request(:head, "https://service#{i}.example.com/").to_return(status: 200)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "picks another server" do
+      selected_server = DiscourseAi::Utils::DnsSrv.lookup(domain)
+
+      expect(weighted_dns_results).to include(selected_server)
+      expect(selected_server.port).to eq(443)
+      expect(selected_server.target.to_s).to_not eq("service1.example.com")
+      expect(selected_server.target.to_s).to_not eq("service2.example.com")
+      expect(selected_server.target.to_s).to_not eq("service3.example.com")
+    end
+  end
 end