diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/modes/connectionmanager.py b/deluge/ui/console/modes/connectionmanager.py
index d85c1f861..0ccdd93db 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/modes/connectionmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/modes/connectionmanager.py
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@ class ConnectionManager(BaseMode, PopupsHandler):
         self.all_torrents = None
         self.hostlist = HostList()
         BaseMode.__init__(self, stdscr, encoding=encoding)
-        self.update_hosts_status()
 
     def update_select_host_popup(self):
+        if self.popup and not isinstance(self.popup, SelectablePopup):
+            # Ignore MessagePopup on popup stack upon connect fail
+            return
+
         selected_index = self.popup.current_selection() if self.popup else None
 
         popup = SelectablePopup(
@@ -47,22 +50,24 @@ class ConnectionManager(BaseMode, PopupsHandler):
             % (_('Quit'), _('Add Host'), _('Delete Host')),
             space_below=True,
         )
-        self.push_popup(popup, clear=True)
 
         for host_entry in self.hostlist.get_hosts_info():
             host_id, hostname, port, user = host_entry
-            args = {'data': host_id, 'foreground': 'red'}
-            state = 'Offline'
-            if host_id in self.statuses:
-                state = 'Online'
-                args.update({'data': self.statuses[host_id], 'foreground': 'green'})
-            host_str = '%s:%d [%s]' % (hostname, port, state)
-            self.popup.add_line(
+            host_status = self.statuses.get(host_id)
+
+            state = host_status[1] if host_status else 'Offline'
+            state_color = 'green' if state in ('Online', 'Connected') else 'red'
+            host_str = f'{hostname}:{port} [{state}]'
+
+            args = {'data': host_id, 'foreground': state_color}
+            popup.add_line(
                 host_id, host_str, selectable=True, use_underline=True, **args
             )
 
         if selected_index:
-            self.popup.set_selection(selected_index)
+            popup.set_selection(selected_index)
+
+        self.push_popup(popup, clear=True)
         self.inlist = True
         self.refresh()
 
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(BaseMode, PopupsHandler):
         d.addCallback(on_console_start)
 
     def _on_connect_fail(self, result):
-        self.report_message('Failed to connect!', result)
+        self.report_message('Failed to connect!', result.getErrorMessage())
         self.refresh()
         if hasattr(result, 'getTraceback'):
             log.exception(result)
@@ -164,7 +169,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(BaseMode, PopupsHandler):
         if not self.popup:
             self.update_select_host_popup()
 
-        self.popup.refresh()
+        if self.popup:
+            self.popup.refresh()
+
         curses.doupdate()
 
     @overrides(BaseMode)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/hostlist.py b/deluge/ui/hostlist.py
index cfd7e2e59..cb5a13447 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/hostlist.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/hostlist.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class HostList:
         try:
             ip = gethostbyname(host)
         except gaierror as ex:
-            log.error('Error resolving host %s to ip: %s', host, ex.args[1])
+            log.warning('Unable to resolve host %s to IP: %s', host, ex.args[1])
             return defer.succeed(status_offline)
 
         host_conn_info = (