diff --git a/src/shared/inc/conncheckshared.h b/src/shared/inc/conncheckshared.h
index b477ce53e..fe5e4ce0a 100644
--- a/src/shared/inc/conncheckshared.h
+++ b/src/shared/inc/conncheckshared.h
@@ -46,11 +46,12 @@ using unique_socket = wil::unique_fd;
 
 enum class ConnCheckStatus
 {
-    InProgress,
-    Success,
-    FailureGetAddrInfo,
-    FailureConfig,
-    FailureSocketConnect,
+    InProgress = 0,
+    Success = 1,
+    FailureGetAddrInfo = 2,
+    FailureConfig = 3,
+    FailureSocketConnect = 4,
+    NoRecordsForFamily = 5,
 };
 
 struct ConnCheckResult
@@ -116,6 +117,15 @@ inline unique_socket ConnCheckConnectSocket(int family, const char* hostname, co
         auto status = getaddrinfo(hostname, port, &hints, &servinfo);
         if (status != 0)
         {
+            if (status == EAI_NODATA || status == EAI_NONAME) // Check for both as EAI_NODATA is deprecated on newer linux versions
+            {
+                // EAI_NODATA means the domain exists but lacks records for the requested
+                // address family (A for IPv4, AAAA for IPv6). This is expected behavior
+                // for domains that are IPv4-only or IPv6-only.
+                // This is not treated as an error; we simply skip this address family and
+                // continue testing the other protocols.
+                *connCheckStatus = ConnCheckStatus::NoRecordsForFamily;
+            }
             throw std::runtime_error(std::format("CheckConnection: getaddrinfo() failed: {}", status));
         }