diff --git a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
index 5b73f4e..068055e 100644
--- a/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
+++ b/src/peering/fullmesh.rs
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ impl FullMeshPeeringStrategy {
 		let strat2 = strat.clone();
 		netapp.on_connected(move |id: NodeID, addr: SocketAddr, is_incoming: bool| {
 			let strat2 = strat2.clone();
-			tokio::spawn(strat2.on_connected(id, addr, is_incoming));
+			strat2.on_connected(id, addr, is_incoming);
 		});
 
 		let strat2 = strat.clone();
 		netapp.on_disconnected(move |id: NodeID, is_incoming: bool| {
 			let strat2 = strat2.clone();
-			tokio::spawn(strat2.on_disconnected(id, is_incoming));
+			strat2.on_disconnected(id, is_incoming);
 		});
 
 		strat
@@ -424,10 +424,12 @@ impl FullMeshPeeringStrategy {
 				};
 				self.update_public_peer_list(&known_hosts);
 			}
+		} else {
+			self.on_connected(id, addr, false);
 		}
 	}
 
-	async fn on_connected(self: Arc<Self>, id: NodeID, addr: SocketAddr, is_incoming: bool) {
+	fn on_connected(self: Arc<Self>, id: NodeID, addr: SocketAddr, is_incoming: bool) {
 		if is_incoming {
 			let mut known_hosts = self.known_hosts.write().unwrap();
 			if !known_hosts.list.contains_key(&id) {
@@ -449,7 +451,7 @@ impl FullMeshPeeringStrategy {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async fn on_disconnected(self: Arc<Self>, id: NodeID, is_incoming: bool) {
+	fn on_disconnected(self: Arc<Self>, id: NodeID, is_incoming: bool) {
 		if !is_incoming {
 			info!("Connection to {} was closed", hex::encode(id));
 			let mut known_hosts = self.known_hosts.write().unwrap();