diff --git a/src/bin/ipc.c b/src/bin/ipc.c
index 5435fc15..e172f2f9 100644
--- a/src/bin/ipc.c
+++ b/src/bin/ipc.c
@@ -117,16 +117,17 @@ ipc_init(void)
                                  "nowm", nowm, EET_T_INT);
 }
 
-void
+Eina_Bool
 ipc_serve(void)
 {
    char *hash = _ipc_hash_get();
-   if (!hash) return;
+   if (!hash) return EINA_FALSE;
    ipc = ecore_ipc_server_add(ECORE_IPC_LOCAL_USER, hash, 0, NULL);
    free(hash);
-   if (!ipc) return;
+   if (!ipc) return EINA_FALSE;
    hnd_data = ecore_event_handler_add
      (ECORE_IPC_EVENT_CLIENT_DATA, _ipc_cb_client_data, NULL);
+   return EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/bin/ipc.h b/src/bin/ipc.h
index 59f3f093..76aae283 100644
--- a/src/bin/ipc.h
+++ b/src/bin/ipc.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct _Ipc_Instance
 
 void ipc_init(void);
 void ipc_shutdown(void);
-void ipc_serve(void);
+Eina_Bool ipc_serve(void);
 void ipc_instance_new_func_set(void (*func) (Ipc_Instance *inst));
 Eina_Bool ipc_instance_add(Ipc_Instance *inst);
 
diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index b3ac9ce5..e2169110 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ elm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
    Win *wn;
    Term *term;
+   int remote_try = 0;
    char *cmd = NULL;
    char *cd = NULL;
    char *theme = NULL;
@@ -1209,6 +1210,7 @@ elm_main(int argc, char **argv)
    if (login_shell == 0xff) login_shell = EINA_FALSE;
 
    ipc_init();
+remote:
    if ((!single) && (config->multi_instance))
      {
         Ipc_Instance inst;
@@ -1253,7 +1255,14 @@ elm_main(int argc, char **argv)
    if ((!single) && (config->multi_instance))
      {
         ipc_instance_new_func_set(main_ipc_new);
-        ipc_serve();
+        if (!ipc_serve())
+          {
+             if (remote_try < 1)
+               {
+                  remote_try++;
+                  goto remote;
+               }
+          }
      }
    
    wn = main_win_new(name, role, title, icon_name,