diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index d19674035d..59f3219068 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ namespace eosio {
          std::string host;
          connection_ptr c;
          tcp::endpoint active_ip;
-         tcp::resolver::results_type ips;
       };
 
       using connection_details_index = multi_index_container<
@@ -416,9 +415,9 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       void add(connection_ptr c);
       string connect(const string& host, const string& p2p_address);
-      string resolve_and_connect(const string& host, const string& p2p_address);
+      string resolve_and_connect(const string& host, const string& p2p_address, const connection_ptr& c = {});
       void update_connection_endpoint(connection_ptr c, const tcp::endpoint& endpoint);
-      void connect(const connection_ptr& c);
+      void reconnect(const connection_ptr& c);
       string disconnect(const string& host);
       void close_all();
 
@@ -912,7 +911,7 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       fc::sha256              conn_node_id;
       string                  short_conn_node_id;
-      string                  listen_address; // address sent to peer in handshake
+      const string            listen_address; // address sent to peer in handshake
       string                  log_p2p_address;
       string                  log_remote_endpoint_ip;
       string                  log_remote_endpoint_port;
@@ -2764,6 +2763,10 @@ namespace eosio {
             fc_dlog( logger, "Skipping connect due to go_away reason ${r}",("r", reason_str( no_retry )));
             return false;
       }
+
+      if (incoming())
+         return false;
+
       if( consecutive_immediate_connection_close > def_max_consecutive_immediate_connection_close || no_retry == benign_other ) {
          fc::microseconds connector_period = my_impl->connections.get_connector_period();
          fc::lock_guard g( conn_mtx );
@@ -2771,9 +2774,10 @@ namespace eosio {
             return true; // true so doesn't remove from valid connections
          }
       }
+
       connection_ptr c = shared_from_this();
       strand.post([c]() {
-         my_impl->connections.connect(c);
+         my_impl->connections.reconnect(c);
       });
       return true;
    }
@@ -4486,39 +4490,48 @@ namespace eosio {
       return resolve_and_connect( host, p2p_address );
    }
 
-   string connections_manager::resolve_and_connect( const string& peer_address, const string& listen_address ) {
+   string connections_manager::resolve_and_connect( const string& peer_address, const string& listen_address,
+                                                    const connection_ptr& c )
+   {
+      assert(!c || (c->peer_address() == peer_address && c->listen_address == listen_address));
+
       string::size_type colon = peer_address.find(':');
       if (colon == std::string::npos || colon == 0) {
          fc_elog( logger, "Invalid peer address. must be \"host:port[:<blk>|<trx>]\": ${p}", ("p", peer_address) );
          return "invalid peer address";
       }
 
-      std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-      if( find_connection_i( peer_address ) )
-         return "already connected";
+      {
+         std::lock_guard g(connections_mtx);
+         if (find_connection_i(peer_address))
+            return "already connected";
+      }
 
       auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_address);
 
       auto resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my_impl->thread_pool.get_executor() );
 
       resolver->async_resolve(host, port, 
-         [resolver, host = host, port = port, peer_address = peer_address, listen_address = listen_address, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::resolver::results_type& results ) {
-            connection_ptr c = std::make_shared<connection>( peer_address, listen_address );
-            c->set_heartbeat_timeout( heartbeat_timeout );
-            std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-            auto [it, inserted] = connections.emplace( connection_detail{
-               .host = peer_address,
-               .c = std::move(c),
-               .ips = results
+         [this, resolver, c_org{c}, host, port, peer_address, listen_address]( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::resolver::results_type& results ) {
+            connection_ptr c = c_org ? c_org : std::make_shared<connection>( peer_address, listen_address );
+            c->strand.post([this, resolver, c, err, results, host, port, peer_address]() {
+               c->set_heartbeat_timeout( heartbeat_timeout );
+               {
+                  std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
+                  connections.emplace( connection_detail{
+                     .host = peer_address,
+                     .c = c,
+                  });
+               }
+               if( !err ) {
+                  c->connect( results );
+               } else {
+                  fc_wlog( logger, "Unable to resolve ${host}:${port} ${error}",
+                           ("host", host)("port", port)( "error", err.message() ) );
+                  c->set_state(connection::connection_state::closed);
+                  ++(c->consecutive_immediate_connection_close);
+               }
             });
-            if( !err ) {
-               it->c->connect( results );
-            } else {
-               fc_wlog( logger, "Unable to resolve ${host}:${port} ${error}",
-                        ("host", host)("port", port)( "error", err.message() ) );
-               it->c->set_state(connection::connection_state::closed);
-               ++(it->c->consecutive_immediate_connection_close);
-            }
       } );
 
       return "added connection";
@@ -4536,13 +4549,13 @@ namespace eosio {
       }
    }
 
-   void connections_manager::connect(const connection_ptr& c) {
-      std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-      const auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
-      const auto& it = index.find(c);
-      if( it != index.end() ) {
-         it->c->connect( it->ips );
+   void connections_manager::reconnect(const connection_ptr& c) {
+      {
+         std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
+         auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
+         index.erase(c);
       }
+      resolve_and_connect(c->peer_address(), c->listen_address, c);
    }
 
    // called by API