diff --git a/manage.c b/manage.c
index c172e34..8ca3c61 100644
--- a/manage.c
+++ b/manage.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ extern options_t o;
 
 static mgmt_msg_func rtmsg_handler[mgmt_rtmsg_type_max];
 
+/*
+ * Number of seconds to try connecting to management interface
+ */
+static const time_t max_connect_time = 15;
 
 /*
  * Initialize the real-time notification handlers
@@ -56,15 +60,9 @@ InitManagement(const mgmt_rtmsg_handler *handler)
  * asynchronous socket event notification for it
  */
 BOOL
-OpenManagement(connection_t *c, u_long addr, u_short port)
+OpenManagement(connection_t *c)
 {
     WSADATA wsaData;
-    SOCKADDR_IN skaddr = {
-        .sin_family = AF_INET,
-        .sin_addr.s_addr = addr,
-        .sin_port = htons(port)
-    };
-
     if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsaData) != 0)
         return FALSE;
 
@@ -76,7 +74,8 @@ OpenManagement(connection_t *c, u_long addr, u_short port)
         FD_CONNECT|FD_READ|FD_WRITE|FD_CLOSE) != 0)
         return FALSE;
 
-    connect(c->manage.sk, (SOCKADDR *)&skaddr, sizeof(skaddr));
+    connect(c->manage.sk, (SOCKADDR *)&c->manage.skaddr, sizeof(c->manage.skaddr));
+    c->manage.timeout = time(NULL) + max_connect_time;
 
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -200,8 +199,12 @@ OnManagement(SOCKET sk, LPARAM lParam)
     switch (WSAGETSELECTEVENT(lParam))
     {
     case FD_CONNECT:
-        if (WSAGETSELECTERROR(lParam))
-            SendMessage(c->hwndStatus, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
+        if (WSAGETSELECTERROR(lParam)) {
+            if (time(NULL) < c->manage.timeout)
+                connect(c->manage.sk, (SOCKADDR *)&c->manage.skaddr, sizeof(c->manage.skaddr));
+            else
+                SendMessage(c->hwndStatus, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
+        }
         break;
 
     case FD_READ:
diff --git a/manage.h b/manage.h
index 75a6e51..952512f 100644
--- a/manage.h
+++ b/manage.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef struct mgmt_cmd {
 
 
 void InitManagement(const mgmt_rtmsg_handler *handler);
-BOOL OpenManagement(connection_t *, u_long, u_short);
+BOOL OpenManagement(connection_t *);
 BOOL ManagementCommand(connection_t *, char *, mgmt_msg_func, mgmt_cmd_type);
 
 void OnManagement(SOCKET, LPARAM);
diff --git a/openvpn.c b/openvpn.c
index 0cd6323..db382a4 100644
--- a/openvpn.c
+++ b/openvpn.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ ThreadOpenVPNStatus(void *p)
     SetDlgItemText(c->hwndStatus, ID_TXT_STATUS, LoadLocalizedString(IDS_NFO_STATE_CONNECTING));
     SetWindowText(c->hwndStatus, LoadLocalizedString(IDS_NFO_CONNECTION_XXX, conn_name));
 
-    if (!OpenManagement(c, inet_addr("127.0.0.10"), c->manage.port))
+    if (!OpenManagement(c))
         PostMessage(c->hwndStatus, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
 
     if (o.silent_connection[0] == '0')
@@ -660,11 +660,12 @@ StartOpenVPN(connection_t *c)
     /* Construct command line */
     _sntprintf_0(cmdline, _T("openvpn "
         "--config \"%s\" %s --service %s 0 --log%s \"%s\" "
-        "--management 127.0.0.10 %hd stdin --auth-retry interact "
+        "--management %S %hd stdin --auth-retry interact "
         "--management-hold --management-query-passwords --tls-exit"),
         c->config_file, proxy_string, exit_event_name,
         (o.append_string[0] == '1' ? _T("-append") : _T("")),
-        c->log_path, c->manage.port);
+        c->log_path, inet_ntoa(c->manage.skaddr.sin_addr),
+        ntohs(c->manage.skaddr.sin_port));
 
     /* Try to open the service pipe */
     service = CreateFile(_T("\\\\.\\pipe\\openvpn\\service"),
diff --git a/openvpn_config.c b/openvpn_config.c
index 04ad58c..6e445d1 100644
--- a/openvpn_config.c
+++ b/openvpn_config.c
@@ -78,23 +78,26 @@ ConfigAlreadyExists(TCHAR *newconfig)
 static void
 AddConfigFileToList(int config, TCHAR *filename, TCHAR *config_dir)
 {
-    connection_t *conn = &o.conn[config];
+    connection_t *c = &o.conn[config];
     int i;
 
-    _tcsncpy(conn->config_file, filename, _countof(conn->config_file) - 1);
-    _tcsncpy(conn->config_dir, config_dir, _countof(conn->config_dir) - 1);
-    _tcsncpy(conn->config_name, conn->config_file, _countof(conn->config_name) - 1);
-    conn->config_name[_tcslen(conn->config_name) - _tcslen(o.ext_string) - 1] = _T('\0');
-    _sntprintf_0(conn->log_path, _T("%s\\%s.log"), o.log_dir, conn->config_name);
-    conn->manage.sk = INVALID_SOCKET;
-    conn->manage.port = 25340 + config;
+    _tcsncpy(c->config_file, filename, _countof(c->config_file) - 1);
+    _tcsncpy(c->config_dir, config_dir, _countof(c->config_dir) - 1);
+    _tcsncpy(c->config_name, c->config_file, _countof(c->config_name) - 1);
+    c->config_name[_tcslen(c->config_name) - _tcslen(o.ext_string) - 1] = _T('\0');
+    _sntprintf_0(c->log_path, _T("%s\\%s.log"), o.log_dir, c->config_name);
+
+    c->manage.sk = INVALID_SOCKET;
+    c->manage.skaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    c->manage.skaddr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.10");
+    c->manage.skaddr.sin_port = htons(25340 + config);
 
     /* Check if connection should be autostarted */
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_CONFIGS && o.auto_connect[i]; ++i)
     {
-        if (_tcsicmp(conn->config_file, o.auto_connect[i]) == 0)
+        if (_tcsicmp(c->config_file, o.auto_connect[i]) == 0)
         {
-            conn->auto_connect = true;
+            c->auto_connect = true;
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 310d387..27781bd 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ struct connection {
 
     struct {
         SOCKET sk;
-        u_short port;
+        SOCKADDR_IN skaddr;
+        time_t timeout;
         char password[16];
         mgmt_cmd_t *cmd_queue;
     } manage;