diff --git a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
index 068055e..04318a3 100644
--- a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
+++ b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
@@ -445,9 +445,16 @@ impl FullMeshPeeringStrategy {
 			if let Some(host) = known_hosts.list.get_mut(&id) {
 				host.state = PeerConnState::Connected;
 				host.addr = addr;
-				known_hosts.update_hash();
-				self.update_public_peer_list(&known_hosts);
+			} else {
+				known_hosts.list.insert(id, PeerInfoInternal{
+					state: PeerConnState::Connected,
+					addr,
+					last_seen: None,
+					ping: VecDeque::new(),
+				});
 			}
+			known_hosts.update_hash();
+			self.update_public_peer_list(&known_hosts);
 		}
 	}