diff --git a/app/imap_client.py b/app/imap_client.py
index a2f181e..ba8ef13 100644
--- a/app/imap_client.py
+++ b/app/imap_client.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import email
 import imaplib
 import logging
+import socket
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date
 from email.message import Message
+from typing import Any
 
 from app.config import InboxConfig
 
@@ -24,6 +26,48 @@ class IMAPMessage:
     message: Message
 
 
+def _resolved_addresses(host: str, port: int) -> list[tuple[Any, tuple]]:
+    return [(family, sockaddr) for family, _, _, _, sockaddr in socket.getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, socket.SOCK_STREAM)]
+
+
+class _ResolvedIMAP4(imaplib.IMAP4):
+    def __init__(self, host: str, port: int, addresses: list[tuple[Any, tuple]]):
+        self._resolved_addresses = addresses
+        super().__init__(host, port)
+
+    def _create_socket(self, timeout):
+        last_error: Exception | None = None
+        for family, sockaddr in self._resolved_addresses:
+            try:
+                if timeout is not None:
+                    return socket.create_connection(sockaddr, timeout)
+                return socket.create_connection(sockaddr)
+            except OSError as exc:
+                last_error = exc
+                logger.warning("IMAP connect failed for %s via %s: %s", self.host, sockaddr[0], exc)
+        raise IMAPError(f"Could not connect to IMAP host {self.host}: {last_error}")
+
+
+class _ResolvedIMAP4SSL(imaplib.IMAP4_SSL):
+    def __init__(self, host: str, port: int, addresses: list[tuple[Any, tuple]]):
+        self._resolved_addresses = addresses
+        super().__init__(host, port)
+
+    def _create_socket(self, timeout):
+        last_error: Exception | None = None
+        for family, sockaddr in self._resolved_addresses:
+            try:
+                if timeout is not None:
+                    sock = socket.create_connection(sockaddr, timeout)
+                else:
+                    sock = socket.create_connection(sockaddr)
+                return self.ssl_context.wrap_socket(sock, server_hostname=self.host)
+            except OSError as exc:
+                last_error = exc
+                logger.warning("IMAP SSL connect failed for %s via %s: %s", self.host, sockaddr[0], exc)
+        raise IMAPError(f"Could not connect to IMAP host {self.host}: {last_error}")
+
+
 class IMAPClient:
     def __init__(self, inbox: InboxConfig):
         self.inbox = inbox
@@ -32,8 +76,13 @@ class IMAPClient:
     def __enter__(self) -> "IMAPClient":
         if not self.inbox.username or not self.inbox.password:
             raise IMAPError(f"Missing IMAP credentials for inbox {self.inbox.id}")
-        cls = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL if self.inbox.imap_ssl else imaplib.IMAP4
-        self.conn = cls(self.inbox.imap_host, self.inbox.imap_port)
+        try:
+            addresses = _resolved_addresses(self.inbox.imap_host, self.inbox.imap_port)
+        except socket.gaierror as exc:
+            raise IMAPError(f"Could not resolve IMAP host {self.inbox.imap_host!r} for inbox {self.inbox.id}: {exc}") from exc
+        logger.info("IMAP host resolved for inbox %s: %r -> %s", self.inbox.id, self.inbox.imap_host, [item[1][0] for item in addresses])
+        cls = _ResolvedIMAP4SSL if self.inbox.imap_ssl else _ResolvedIMAP4
+        self.conn = cls(self.inbox.imap_host, self.inbox.imap_port, addresses)
         typ, _ = self.conn.login(self.inbox.username, self.inbox.password)
         if typ != "OK":
             raise IMAPError(f"IMAP login failed for {self.inbox.id}")
diff --git a/app/templates/inboxes.html b/app/templates/inboxes.html
index 701adbc..4d77b0b 100644
--- a/app/templates/inboxes.html
+++ b/app/templates/inboxes.html
@@ -274,16 +274,40 @@
         result.className = "inbox-action-result is-error";
         result.textContent = job.error || "Processing failed.";
         renderDuplicateReports(inboxId, []);
+        progress.classList.remove("is-active", "is-indeterminate");
+        fill.style.width = "0%";
       }
       return running;
     };
 
     const pollJob = async (jobId, inboxId) => {
-      const response = await fetch(`/api/admin/import-jobs/${jobId}`, { credentials: "same-origin" });
-      const job = await response.json();
-      if (renderJob(job, inboxId)) {
-        window.setTimeout(() => pollJob(jobId, inboxId), 2000);
-      } else {
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/admin/import-jobs/${jobId}`, { credentials: "same-origin" });
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          throw new Error("Import job status is unavailable.");
+        }
+        const job = await response.json();
+        if (renderJob(job, inboxId)) {
+          window.setTimeout(() => pollJob(jobId, inboxId), 2000);
+        } else {
+          renderInboxStatus(inboxId);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        const result = document.getElementById(`inbox-action-result-${inboxId}`);
+        const progress = document.getElementById(`inbox-progress-${inboxId}`);
+        const fill = progress?.querySelector("span");
+        const buttons = document.querySelectorAll(`.js-inbox-action[data-inbox-id="${inboxId}"]`);
+        buttons.forEach((button) => { button.disabled = false; });
+        if (progress) {
+          progress.classList.remove("is-active", "is-indeterminate");
+        }
+        if (fill) {
+          fill.style.width = "0%";
+        }
+        if (result) {
+          result.className = "inbox-action-result is-error";
+          result.textContent = error.message || "Import job status is unavailable.";
+        }
         renderInboxStatus(inboxId);
       }
     };