diff --git a/src/js/login.js b/src/js/login.js
index 725ef4e..83353cd 100644
--- a/src/js/login.js
+++ b/src/js/login.js
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ class Form extends ElemJS {
 		this.status(`Looking up homeserver... trying ${address}`)
 	
 		// Check if we found the actual matrix server
-		try {
-			const versionsReq = await fetch(`${address}/_matrix/client/versions`)
-			if(versionsReq.ok) {
-				const versions = await versionsReq.json()
-				if (Array.isArray(versions.versions)) {
-					return address
-				}
-			}
-		} catch(e) {}
+		const versionsReq = await fetch(`${address}/_matrix/client/versions`).catch(()=>{})
+		/* jshint ignore:start */
+		//JsHint doesn't support optional chaining
+		// https://github.com/jshint/jshint/issues/3448
+		if(versionsReq?.ok) {
+			const versions = await versionsReq.json().catch(()=>{})
+			if (Array.isArray(versions?.versions)) return address
+		}
+		/* jshint ignore:end */
 	
 		// find the next matrix server in the chain
 		const root = await fetch(`${address}/.well-known/matrix/client`).then(res => res.json()).catch(e => {