diff --git a/app/screens/home/channel_list/servers/servers_list/server_item/server_item.tsx b/app/screens/home/channel_list/servers/servers_list/server_item/server_item.tsx
index 51168e9c8..4826a8fb5 100644
--- a/app/screens/home/channel_list/servers/servers_list/server_item/server_item.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/home/channel_list/servers/servers_list/server_item/server_item.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import DatabaseManager from '@database/manager';
 import {subscribeServerUnreadAndMentions, UnreadObserverArgs} from '@database/subscription/unreads';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
+import {queryServerByIdentifier} from '@queries/app/servers';
 import {dismissBottomSheet} from '@screens/navigation';
 import EphemeralStore from '@store/ephemeral_store';
 import {alertPushProxyError, alertPushProxyUnknown} from '@utils/push_proxy';
-import {alertServerError, alertServerLogout, alertServerRemove, editServer, loginToServer} from '@utils/server';
+import {alertServerAlreadyConnected, alertServerError, alertServerLogout, alertServerRemove, editServer, loginToServer} from '@utils/server';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
 import {removeProtocol, stripTrailingSlashes} from '@utils/url';
@@ -234,6 +235,19 @@ const ServerItem = ({
             return;
         }
 
+        const data = await fetchConfigAndLicense(server.url, true);
+        if (data.error) {
+            alertServerError(intl, data.error as ClientErrorProps);
+            setSwitching(false);
+            return;
+        }
+        const existingServer = await queryServerByIdentifier(DatabaseManager.appDatabase!.database, data.config!.DiagnosticId);
+        if (existingServer && existingServer.lastActiveAt > 0) {
+            alertServerAlreadyConnected(intl);
+            setSwitching(false);
+            return;
+        }
+
         switch (result.canReceiveNotifications) {
             case PUSH_PROXY_RESPONSE_NOT_AVAILABLE:
                 EphemeralStore.setPushProxyVerificationState(server.url, PUSH_PROXY_STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE);
@@ -247,12 +261,6 @@ const ServerItem = ({
                 EphemeralStore.setPushProxyVerificationState(server.url, PUSH_PROXY_STATUS_VERIFIED);
         }
 
-        const data = await fetchConfigAndLicense(server.url, true);
-        if (data.error) {
-            alertServerError(intl, data.error as ClientErrorProps);
-            setSwitching(false);
-            return;
-        }
         loginToServer(theme, server.url, displayName, data.config!, data.license!);
     }, [server, theme, intl]);
 
diff --git a/app/utils/server/index.ts b/app/utils/server/index.ts
index 4a0c86a4c..978cf93f8 100644
--- a/app/utils/server/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/server/index.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ export function alertServerError(intl: IntlShape, error: ClientErrorProps) {
     );
 }
 
+export function alertServerAlreadyConnected(intl: IntlShape) {
+    Alert.alert(
+        '',
+        intl.formatMessage({
+            id: 'mobile.server_identifier.exists',
+            defaultMessage: 'You are already connected to this server.',
+        }),
+    );
+}
+
 function unsupportedServerAdminAlert(intl: IntlShape) {
     const title = intl.formatMessage({id: 'mobile.server_upgrade.title', defaultMessage: 'Server upgrade required'});