diff --git a/blocks b/blocks
index 2de192e1d..01fbc706c 100755
--- a/blocks
+++ b/blocks
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from electrum import TcpStratumInterface
 
-i = TcpStratumInterface('ecdsa.org', 50001)
+i = TcpStratumInterface('electrum.novit.ro', 50001)
 i.init_socket()
 i.start()
 i.send([('blockchain.numblocks.subscribe',[])])
diff --git a/get_history b/get_history
index 50c10a937..95600c2b3 100755
--- a/get_history
+++ b/get_history
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ except:
     print "usage: get_history <bitcoin_address>"
     sys.exit(1)
 
-i = TcpStratumInterface('ecdsa.org', 50001)
+i = TcpStratumInterface('electrum.novit.ro', 50001)
 i.init_socket()
 i.start()
 i.send([('blockchain.address.get_history',[addr])])
diff --git a/lib/interface.py b/lib/interface.py
index 0d7fbbc1c..0e940ee0f 100644
--- a/lib/interface.py
+++ b/lib/interface.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ from version import ELECTRUM_VERSION
 from util import print_error
 
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 5
-DEFAULT_SERVERS = [ 'ecdsa.org:50001:t', 
-                    'electrum.novit.ro:50001:t', 
+DEFAULT_SERVERS = [ 'electrum.novit.ro:50001:t', 
                     'electrum.bytesized-hosting.com:50001:t']  # list of default servers
 
 proxy_modes = ['socks4', 'socks5', 'http']
diff --git a/peers b/peers
index 3303c353b..ac3f539a9 100755
--- a/peers
+++ b/peers
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from electrum import TcpStratumInterface
 
-i = TcpStratumInterface('ecdsa.org', 50001)
+i = TcpStratumInterface('electrum.novit.ro', 50001)
 i.init_socket()
 i.start()
 i.send([('server.peers.subscribe',[])])
diff --git a/watch_address b/watch_address
index 843ae7449..50c3f5d67 100755
--- a/watch_address
+++ b/watch_address
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ except:
     print "usage: watch_address <bitcoin_address>"
     sys.exit(1)
 
-i = TcpStratumInterface('ecdsa.org', 50001)
+i = TcpStratumInterface('electrum.novit.ro', 50001)
 i.init_socket()
 i.start()
 i.send([('blockchain.address.subscribe',[addr])])