diff --git a/tasmota/support.ino b/tasmota/support.ino
index ff6a0aecf..800c0a1ca 100644
--- a/tasmota/support.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support.ino
@@ -2138,8 +2138,13 @@ void SyslogAsync(bool refresh) {
       uint32_t current_hash = GetHash(SettingsText(SET_SYSLOG_HOST), strlen(SettingsText(SET_SYSLOG_HOST)));
       if (syslog_host_hash != current_hash) {
         IPAddress temp_syslog_host_addr;
-        int ret = WiFi.hostByName(SettingsText(SET_SYSLOG_HOST), temp_syslog_host_addr);  // If sleep enabled this might result in exception so try to do it once using hash
-        if (!ret) return;
+        int ok = WiFi.hostByName(SettingsText(SET_SYSLOG_HOST), temp_syslog_host_addr);  // If sleep enabled this might result in exception so try to do it once using hash
+        if (!ok || (0xFFFFFFFF == (uint32_t)temp_syslog_host_addr)) { // 255.255.255.255 is assumed a DNS problem
+          TasmotaGlobal.syslog_level = 0;
+          TasmotaGlobal.syslog_timer = SYSLOG_TIMER;
+          AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR(D_LOG_APPLICATION "Loghost DNS resolve failed (%s). " D_RETRY_IN " %d " D_UNIT_SECOND), SettingsText(SET_SYSLOG_HOST), SYSLOG_TIMER);
+          return;
+        }
         syslog_host_hash = current_hash;
         syslog_host_addr = temp_syslog_host_addr;
       }