diff --git a/nano/node/network.cpp b/nano/node/network.cpp
index 129513149..a564c42b5 100644
--- a/nano/node/network.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/network.cpp
@@ -575,12 +575,7 @@ void nano::network::merge_peer (nano::endpoint const & peer_a)
 	if (!reachout (peer_a, node.config.allow_local_peers))
 	{
 		std::weak_ptr<nano::node> node_w (node.shared ());
-		node.network.tcp_channels.start_tcp (peer_a, [node_w] (std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const & channel_a) {
-			if (auto node_l = node_w.lock ())
-			{
-				node_l->network.send_keepalive (channel_a);
-			}
-		});
+		node.network.tcp_channels.start_tcp (peer_a);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
index a02f8bcbb..12a138788 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.cpp
@@ -714,9 +714,13 @@ void nano::transport::tcp_channels::udp_fallback (nano::endpoint const & endpoin
 		nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock (mutex);
 		attempts.get<endpoint_tag> ().erase (nano::transport::map_endpoint_to_tcp (endpoint_a));
 	}
-	if (callback_a && !node.flags.disable_udp)
+	if (!node.flags.disable_udp)
 	{
 		auto channel_udp (node.network.udp_channels.create (endpoint_a));
-		callback_a (channel_udp);
+		node.network.send_keepalive (channel_udp);
+		if (callback_a)
+		{
+			callback_a (channel_udp);
+		}
 	}
 }