diff --git a/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/chfw/SipResolver.java b/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/chfw/SipResolver.java
index cca80e82c2fb..c318cb0da086 100644
--- a/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/chfw/SipResolver.java
+++ b/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/chfw/SipResolver.java
@@ -470,9 +470,9 @@ public void responseReceived(WsByteBuffer byteBuffer) {
                     listener.handleSipResolverEvent(event);
                     break;
 
-                    
-        case Dns.FORM_ERROR:
-        case Dns.NOT_IMPL:
+		    case Dns.FORM_ERROR:
+		    case Dns.SERVER_FAIL:
+		    case Dns.NOT_IMPL:
         case Dns.REFUSED:
         case Dns.NOT_AUTH:
         case Dns.NOT_ZONE:
diff --git a/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/netty/SipResolver.java b/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/netty/SipResolver.java
index 46d9a082b0c4..d14f56c4bab1 100644
--- a/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/netty/SipResolver.java
+++ b/dev/com.ibm.ws.sipcontainer/src/com/ibm/ws/sip/channel/resolver/impl/netty/SipResolver.java
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ public void responseReceived(ByteBuf byteBuffer) {
                     break;
 
                 case Dns.FORM_ERROR:
+		case Dns.SERVER_FAIL:
                 case Dns.NOT_IMPL:
                 case Dns.REFUSED:
                 case Dns.NOT_AUTH: