diff --git a/src/aprs_is.c b/src/aprs_is.c
index 68ef330..fa4da9b 100644
--- a/src/aprs_is.c
+++ b/src/aprs_is.c
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ static int aprs_is_connect(patty_ax25_aprs_is *aprs,
     }
 
     for (ai=ai0; ai; ai=ai->ai_next) {
+        if (ai->ai_socktype == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if ((aprs->fd = socket(ai->ai_family,
                                ai->ai_socktype,
                                ai->ai_protocol)) < 0) {