diff --git a/src/net_packet.c b/src/net_packet.c
index 1c6c22fe..ff4661b5 100644
--- a/src/net_packet.c
+++ b/src/net_packet.c
@@ -605,17 +605,22 @@ static void choose_local_address(const node_t *n, const sockaddr_t **sa, int *so
 	int j = rand() % n->edge_tree->count;
 	edge_t *candidate = NULL;
 
-	for splay_each(edge_t, e, n->edge_tree) {
-		if(i++ == j) {
-			candidate = e;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (candidate && candidate->local_address.sa.sa_family) {
-		*sa = &candidate->local_address;
-		*sock = rand() % listen_sockets;
-		adapt_socket(*sa, sock);
+	if (!n->slpd_address) {
+		for splay_each(edge_t, e, n->edge_tree) {
+				if(i++ == j) {
+					candidate = e;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+		if (candidate && candidate->local_address.sa.sa_family) {
+			*sa = &candidate->local_address;
+			*sock = rand() % listen_sockets;
+			adapt_socket(*sa, sock);
+		}
+	} else {
+		//*sa = str2sockaddr
 	}
 }