diff --git a/eth/p2p.nim b/eth/p2p.nim
index df0755e..9bdf775 100644
--- a/eth/p2p.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p.nim
@@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ proc connectToNetwork*(node: EthereumNode,
   if enableDiscovery:
     node.discovery.open()
     await node.discovery.bootstrap()
+    node.peerPool.start()
   else:
     info "Discovery disabled"
 
-  node.peerPool.start()
-
   while node.peerPool.connectedNodes.len == 0:
     trace "Waiting for more peers", peers = node.peerPool.connectedNodes.len
     await sleepAsync(500.milliseconds)