diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
index 317e4983..700406a1 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/connection/InitialHandler.java
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ public class InitialHandler extends PacketHandler implements PendingConnection
                 if ( error != null )
                 {
                     result = new ServerPing();
-                    result.setDescription( "Error pinging remote server: " + Util.exception( error ) );
+                    result.setDescription( bungee.getTranslation( "ping_cannot_connect" ) );
+                    bungee.getLogger().log( Level.WARNING, "Error pinging remote server", error );
                 }
                 result = bungee.getPluginManager().callEvent( new ProxyPingEvent( InitialHandler.this, result ) ).getResponse();
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/messages.properties b/proxy/src/main/resources/messages.properties
index fdc84308..b5fabbd3 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/messages.properties
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ server_list=\u00a76You may connect to the following servers at this time:
 server_went_down=\u00a7cThe server you were previously on went down, you have been connected to the lobby
 total_players=Total players online: {0}
 name_too_long=Cannot have username longer than 16 characters
+ping_cannot_connect=\u00a7c[Bungee] Can't connect to server.