diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
index 2fea8d1c31..4bd2c28354 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ namespace OpenSim
             else
             {
                 ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 12;
-                ServicePointManager.DnsRefreshTimeout = 120000; //  just is case crazy mono decides to have it infinity
+                try { ServicePointManager.DnsRefreshTimeout = 120000; } //  just is case crazy some mono decides to have it infinity
+                catch { }
             }
 
             ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = false;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/ServerMain.cs b/OpenSim/Server/ServerMain.cs
index 2f2eb28441..341c227e8b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/ServerMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/ServerMain.cs
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server
         public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
             ServicePointManager.DefaultConnectionLimit = 64;
-            ServicePointManager.DnsRefreshTimeout = 120000; //  just is case mono decides to have it infinity
             ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = false;
             ServicePointManager.UseNagleAlgorithm = false;
 
+            try {  ServicePointManager.DnsRefreshTimeout = 120000; } //  just is case some  mono decides to have it infinity
+            catch { }
+
             m_Server = new HttpServerBase("R.O.B.U.S.T.", args);
 
             string registryLocation;