diff --git a/src/common/inbound.c b/src/common/inbound.c
index 926a34ba..f16c7b53 100644
--- a/src/common/inbound.c
+++ b/src/common/inbound.c
@@ -1373,13 +1373,16 @@ static int
 inbound_nickserv_login (server *serv)
 {
 	/* this could grow ugly, but let's hope there won't be new NickServ types */
-	if (serv->loginmethod >= 1 && serv->loginmethod <= 5)
+	switch (serv->loginmethod)
 	{
-		return 1;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		return 0;
+		case LOGIN_MSG_NICKSERV:
+		case LOGIN_NICKSERV:
+		case LOGIN_NS:
+		case LOGIN_MSG_NS:
+		case LOGIN_AUTH:
+			return 1;
+		default:
+			return 0;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/proto-irc.c b/src/common/proto-irc.c
index 7c73b5ab..c763fb71 100644
--- a/src/common/proto-irc.c
+++ b/src/common/proto-irc.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ irc_login (server *serv, char *user, char *realname)
 {
 	tcp_sendf (serv, "CAP LS\r\n");		/* start with CAP LS as Charybdis sasl.txt suggests */
 
-	if (serv->password[0] && serv->loginmethod == 7)
+	if (serv->password[0] && serv->loginmethod == LOGIN_PASS)
 	{
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "PASS %s\r\n", serv->password);
 	}
@@ -67,19 +67,21 @@ irc_nickserv (server *serv, char *cmd, char *arg1, char *arg2, char *arg3)
 	/* are all ircd authors idiots? */
 	switch (serv->loginmethod)
 	{
-	case 1:
+	case LOGIN_MSG_NICKSERV:
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "PRIVMSG NICKSERV :%s %s%s%s\r\n", cmd, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 		break;
-	case 2:
+	case LOGIN_NICKSERV:
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "NICKSERV %s %s%s%s\r\n", cmd, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 		break;
-	case 3:
+#if 0
+	case LOGIN_NS:
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "NS %s %s%s%s\r\n", cmd, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 		break;
-	case 4:
+#endif
+	case LOGIN_MSG_NS:
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "PRIVMSG NS :%s %s%s%s\r\n", cmd, arg1, arg2, arg3);
 		break;
-	case 5:
+	case LOGIN_AUTH:
 		/* why couldn't QuakeNet implement one of the existing ones? */
 		tcp_sendf (serv, "AUTH %s %s\r\n", arg1, arg2);
 	}
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ irc_nickserv (server *serv, char *cmd, char *arg1, char *arg2, char *arg3)
 static void
 irc_ns_identify (server *serv, char *pass)
 {
-	if (serv->loginmethod == 5)	/* QuakeNet needs to do everything in its own ways... */
+	if (serv->loginmethod == LOGIN_AUTH)	/* QuakeNet needs to do everything in its own ways... */
 	{
 		irc_nickserv (serv, "", serv->nick, pass, "");
 	}
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ irc_ns_identify (server *serv, char *pass)
 static void
 irc_ns_ghost (server *serv, char *usname, char *pass)
 {
-	if (serv->loginmethod != 5)
+	if (serv->loginmethod != LOGIN_AUTH)
 	{
 		irc_nickserv (serv, "GHOST", usname, " ", pass);
 	}
@@ -1276,7 +1278,7 @@ process_named_msg (session *sess, char *type, char *word[], char *word_eol[])
 						want_cap = 1;
 					}
 					/* if the SASL password is set AND auth mode is set to SASL, request SASL auth */
-					if (strstr (word_eol[5], "sasl") != 0 && strlen (sess->server->password) != 0 && serv->loginmethod == 6)
+					if (strstr (word_eol[5], "sasl") != 0 && strlen (sess->server->password) != 0 && serv->loginmethod == LOGIN_SASL)
 					{
 						strcat (buffer, "sasl ");
 						want_cap = 1;
diff --git a/src/common/servlist.c b/src/common/servlist.c
index 02bc5906..d5b7dc06 100644
--- a/src/common/servlist.c
+++ b/src/common/servlist.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 	{0,			"irc.criten.net"},
 	{0,			"irc.eu.criten.net"},
 
-	{"DALnet", 0, 0, 0, 2},
+	{"DALnet", 0},
 	{0,			"irc.dal.net"},
 	{0,			"irc.eu.dal.net"},
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 	{0,			"irc.ggn.net"},
 	{0,			"irc.vendetta.com"},
 
-	{"freenode", 0, "#hexchat", 0, 6},
+	{"freenode", 0, "#hexchat", 0, LOGIN_SASL},
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL
 	{0,				"irc.freenode.net/+6697"},
 #endif
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 /*	{0,			"sprynet.us.galaxynet.org"},
 	{0,			"atlanta.ga.us.galaxynet.org"},*/
 
-	{"GameSurge", 0, 0, 0, 2},
+	{"GameSurge", 0},
 	{0,			"irc.gamesurge.net"},
 	
 /*	{"GamesNET",	0},
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 	{0,			"nfsi.ptnet.org"},
 	{0,			"fctunl.ptnet.org"},
 
-	{"QuakeNet", 0, 0, 0, 5},
+	{"QuakeNet", 0, 0, 0, LOGIN_AUTH},
 	{0,			"irc.quakenet.org"},
 	{0,			"irc.se.quakenet.org"},
 	{0,			"irc.dk.quakenet.org"},
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 	{"Rizon", 0},
 	{0,			"irc.rizon.net"},
 
-	{"RusNet", 0, 0, "KOI8-R (Cyrillic)", 2},
+	{"RusNet", 0, 0, "KOI8-R (Cyrillic)"},
 	{0,			"irc.tomsk.net"},
 	{0,			"irc.rinet.ru"},
 	{0,			"irc.run.net"},
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static const struct defaultserver def[] =
 	{0,			"us.undernet.org"},
 	{0,			"eu.undernet.org"},
 
-	{"UniBG", 0, 0, 0, 4},
+	{"UniBG", 0, 0, 0, LOGIN_MSG_NS},
 	{0,			"irc.lirex.com"},
 	{0,			"irc.naturella.com"},
 	{0,			"irc.spnet.net"},
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ servlist_connect (session *sess, ircnet *net, gboolean join)
 		return;
 	ircserv = list->data;
 
-	/* incase a protocol switch is added to the servlist gui */
+	/* in case a protocol switch is added to the servlist gui */
 	server_fill_her_up (sess->server);
 
 	if (join)
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ servlist_connect (session *sess, ircnet *net, gboolean join)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		serv->loginmethod = 7;				/* Use server password by default. If we had a NickServ password, it'd be set to 2 already. */
+		serv->loginmethod = LOGIN_DEFAULT_REAL;
 	}
 
 	serv->password[0] = 0;
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ servlist_load (void)
 					net->pass = strdup (buf + 2);
 					if (!net->logintype)
 					{
-						net->logintype = 6;
+						net->logintype = LOGIN_SASL;
 					}
 				}
 			case 'B':
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ servlist_load (void)
 					net->pass = strdup (buf + 2);
 					if (!net->logintype)
 					{
-						net->logintype = 2;
+						net->logintype = LOGIN_NICKSERV;
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/common/servlist.h b/src/common/servlist.h
index 350a1558..8558154b 100644
--- a/src/common/servlist.h
+++ b/src/common/servlist.h
@@ -58,13 +58,24 @@ extern GSList *network_list;
 
 #define FLAG_CYCLE				1
 #define FLAG_USE_GLOBAL			2
-#define FLAG_USE_SSL				4
+#define FLAG_USE_SSL			4
 #define FLAG_AUTO_CONNECT		8
 #define FLAG_USE_PROXY			16
 #define FLAG_ALLOW_INVALID		32
 #define FLAG_FAVORITE			64
 #define FLAG_COUNT				7
 
+/* Login methods. Use server password by default - if we had a NickServ password, it'd be set to 2 already by servlist_load() */
+#define LOGIN_DEFAULT_REAL		LOGIN_PASS		/* this is to set the default login method for unknown servers */
+#define LOGIN_DEFAULT			0				/* this is for the login type dropdown, doesn't serve any other purpose */
+#define LOGIN_MSG_NICKSERV		1
+#define LOGIN_NICKSERV			2
+#define LOGIN_NS				3
+#define LOGIN_MSG_NS			4
+#define LOGIN_AUTH				5
+#define LOGIN_SASL				6
+#define LOGIN_PASS				7
+
 /* DEFAULT_CHARSET is already defined in wingdi.h */
 #define IRC_DEFAULT_CHARSET		"UTF-8 (Unicode)"
 
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/servlistgui.c b/src/fe-gtk/servlistgui.c
index 2e799f8b..53aba691 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/servlistgui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/servlistgui.c
@@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ static const char *pages[]=
  */
 static int login_types_conf[] =
 {
-	0,	/* default - we don't use this but it makes indexing consistent with login_types[] so it's nice */
-	6,	/* SASL */
-	7,	/* /pass */
-	1,	/* /msg NickServ */
-	2,	/* /NickServ */
+	LOGIN_DEFAULT,			/* default entry - we don't use this but it makes indexing consistent with login_types[] so it's nice */
+	LOGIN_SASL,
+	LOGIN_PASS,
+	LOGIN_MSG_NICKSERV,
+	LOGIN_NICKSERV,
 #if 0
-	3,	/* /NS */
+	LOGIN_NS,
 #endif
-	4,	/* /msg NS */
-	5,	/* /auth */
+	LOGIN_MSG_NS,
+	LOGIN_AUTH,
 };
 
 static const char *login_types[]=