diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsSmtpService.cpp b/mailnews/compose/src/nsSmtpService.cpp
index 74b145b4597..12e4e1b0975 100644
--- a/mailnews/compose/src/nsSmtpService.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsSmtpService.cpp
@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ nsSmtpService::GetDefaultServer(nsISmtpServer **aServer)
 
   nsresult rv;
 
+  loadSmtpServers();
+  
   *aServer = nsnull;
   // always returns NS_OK, just leaving *aServer at nsnull
   if (!mDefaultSmtpServer) {