diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Authentication/ServerSelection/ServerSelectionViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Authentication/ServerSelection/ServerSelectionViewModel.swift
index 25670571b..5456cef47 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Authentication/ServerSelection/ServerSelectionViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Authentication/ServerSelection/ServerSelectionViewModel.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class ServerSelectionViewModel: ServerSelectionViewModelType, ServerSelectionVie
     override func process(viewAction: ServerSelectionViewAction) async {
         switch viewAction {
         case .confirm:
-            if !state.bindings.slidingSyncProxyAddress.isEmpty {
+            if !state.bindings.slidingSyncProxyAddress.isEmpty,
+               state.bindings.slidingSyncProxyAddress != ElementSettings.shared.slidingSyncProxyBaseURLString {
                 ElementSettings.shared.slidingSyncProxyBaseURLString = state.bindings.slidingSyncProxyAddress
             }