diff --git a/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp b/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
index 4a2e46528..ea5b1b75e 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/setupreader.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
         // try next one if any
         if (this->m_bootstrapUrls.addFailedUrl(url))
         {
+            m_distributionUrls.addFailedHost(url); // the same host will likely fail for distributions
             QTimer::singleShot(500, this, &CSetupReader::ps_readSetup);
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.cpp
index b94685da5..6cf14f584 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "blackmisc/network/urllist.h"
-#include "blackmisc/math/mathutils.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/networkutils.h"
+#include "blackmisc/math/mathutils.h"
+#include "blackmisc/stringutils.h"
 
 #include <QtGlobal>
 #include <tuple>
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return copy.getRandomUrl();
         }
 
-        CUrlList CUrlList::appendPath(const QString &path) const
+        CUrlList CUrlList::withAppendedPath(const QString &path) const
         {
             if (path.isEmpty() || this->isEmpty()) { return (*this); }
             CUrlList urls;
@@ -79,6 +80,20 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return urls;
         }
 
+        CUrlList CUrlList::findByHost(const QString &host, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs) const
+        {
+            CUrlList result;
+            if (host.isEmpty() || this->isEmpty()) { return result; }
+            for (const CUrl &url : *this)
+            {
+                if (stringCompare(url.getHost(), host, cs))
+                {
+                    result.push_back(url);
+                }
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+
         QString CUrlList::convertToQString(const QString &separator, bool i18n) const
         {
             const QStringList sl(toStringList(i18n));
@@ -136,6 +151,26 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return hasMoreUrlsToTry();
         }
 
+        bool CFailoverUrlList::addFailedUrls(const CUrlList &failedUrls)
+        {
+            this->m_failedUrls.push_back(failedUrls);
+            return hasMoreUrlsToTry();
+        }
+
+        bool CFailoverUrlList::addFailedHost(const CUrl &failedUrl)
+        {
+            Q_ASSERT_X(!failedUrl.isEmpty(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "empty URL as failed");
+            const QString host = failedUrl.getHost();
+            return CFailoverUrlList::addFailedHost(host);
+        }
+
+        bool CFailoverUrlList::addFailedHost(const QString &host, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+        {
+            if (host.isEmpty()) { return this->hasMoreUrlsToTry(); }
+            const CUrlList failedUrls = this->findByHost(host, cs);
+            return addFailedUrls(failedUrls);
+        }
+
         bool CFailoverUrlList::hasMoreUrlsToTry() const
         {
             if (this->isEmpty()) { return false; }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.h b/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.h
index 2a4bf4e6c..4ce6e4175 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/urllist.h
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             CUrl getRandomWithout(const CUrlList &exclude) const;
 
             //! Append path to all URLs
-            CUrlList appendPath(const QString &path) const;
+            CUrlList withAppendedPath(const QString &path) const;
+
+            //! Find by host
+            CUrlList findByHost(const QString &host, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseInsensitive) const;
 
             //! To formatted String
             QString convertToQString(const QString &separator, bool i18n = false) const;
@@ -90,6 +93,15 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! Failed URL
             bool addFailedUrl(const CUrl &failedUrl);
 
+            //! Failed URLs
+            bool addFailedUrls(const CUrlList &failedUrls);
+
+            //! Failed host
+            bool addFailedHost(const CUrl &failedUrl);
+
+            //! Failed host
+            bool addFailedHost(const QString &host, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+
             //! More URLs to try
             bool hasMoreUrlsToTry() const;
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
index 281f83b21..3c7c29383 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.cpp
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     {
         return input.replace('.', QLocale::system().decimalPoint());
     }
+
+    bool stringCompare(const QString &c1, const QString &c2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs)
+    {
+        if (cs == Qt::CaseSensitive) { return c1 == c2; }
+        return caseInsensitiveStringCompare(c1, c2);
+    }
 }
 
 //! \endcond
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
index f645179cb..d2c96ed91 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/stringutils.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     //! Case insensitive string compare
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool caseInsensitiveStringCompare(const QString &c1, const QString &c2);
 
+    //! String compare
+    BLACKMISC_EXPORT bool stringCompare(const QString &c1, const QString &c2, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs);
+
     //! Get a simplified upper case name for searching by removing all characters except A-Z
     BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString simplifyNameForSearch(const QString &name);