diff --git a/include/znc/Socket.h b/include/znc/Socket.h
index 34bedf87..e0e0ab7a 100644
--- a/include/znc/Socket.h
+++ b/include/znc/Socket.h
@@ -155,12 +155,15 @@ class CSockManager : public TSocketManager<CZNCSock> {
                  const CString& sBindHost = "", CZNCSock* pcSock = nullptr);
 
     unsigned int GetAnonConnectionCount(const CString& sIP) const;
+    void DelSockByAddr(Csock* pcSock) override;
 
   private:
     void FinishConnect(const CString& sHostname, u_short iPort,
                        const CString& sSockName, int iTimeout, bool bSSL,
                        const CString& sBindHost, CZNCSock* pcSock);
 
+    std::map<Csock*, bool /* deleted */> m_InFlightDnsSockets;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD
     class CThreadMonitorFD;
     friend class CThreadMonitorFD;
diff --git a/src/Socket.cpp b/src/Socket.cpp
index dcf53b98..3a18f785 100644
--- a/src/Socket.cpp
+++ b/src/Socket.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ CSockManager::~CSockManager() {}
 void CSockManager::Connect(const CString& sHostname, u_short iPort,
                            const CString& sSockName, int iTimeout, bool bSSL,
                            const CString& sBindHost, CZNCSock* pcSock) {
+    m_InFlightDnsSockets[pcSock] = false;
     if (pcSock) {
         pcSock->SetHostToVerifySSL(sHostname);
     }
@@ -423,6 +424,20 @@ void CSockManager::FinishConnect(const CString& sHostname, u_short iPort,
                                  const CString& sSockName, int iTimeout,
                                  bool bSSL, const CString& sBindHost,
                                  CZNCSock* pcSock) {
+    auto it = m_InFlightDnsSockets.find(pcSock);
+    if (it != m_InFlightDnsSockets.end()) {
+        bool bSocketDeletedAlready = it->second;
+        m_InFlightDnsSockets.erase(it);
+        if (bSocketDeletedAlready) {
+            DEBUG("TDNS: Socket ["
+                  << sSockName
+                  << "] is deleted already, not proceeding with connection");
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        // impossible
+    }
+
     CSConnection C(sHostname, iPort, iTimeout);
 
     C.SetSockName(sSockName);
@@ -439,6 +454,16 @@ void CSockManager::FinishConnect(const CString& sHostname, u_short iPort,
     TSocketManager<CZNCSock>::Connect(C, pcSock);
 }
 
+void CSockManager::DelSockByAddr(Csock* pcSock) {
+    auto it = m_InFlightDnsSockets.find(pcSock);
+    if (it != m_InFlightDnsSockets.end()) {
+        // The socket is resolving its DNS. When that finishes, let it silently
+        // die without crash.
+        it->second = true;
+    }
+    TSocketManager<CZNCSock>::DelSockByAddr(pcSock);
+}
+
 /////////////////// CSocket ///////////////////
 CSocket::CSocket(CModule* pModule) : CZNCSock(), m_pModule(pModule) {
     if (m_pModule) m_pModule->AddSocket(this);
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 9b8daeba..339bfe5a 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ else
 
 	# Figure out the information we need
 	LATEST_TAG=`${GIT} describe --abbrev=0 HEAD`
-	COMMITS_SINCE=`${GIT} log --format=oneline ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD | wc -l`
+	COMMITS_SINCE=`${GIT} log --pretty=oneline ${LATEST_TAG}..HEAD | wc -l`
 	# Explicitly make it a number: on openbsd wc -l returns "    42" instead of "42"
 	let COMMITS_SINCE=COMMITS_SINCE
 	SHORT_ID=`${GIT} rev-parse --short HEAD`