diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 19da4b49..c00e1ddb 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -518,13 +518,19 @@ Pool.prototype.discoverGateway = co(function* discoverGateway() {
  */
 
 Pool.prototype.discoverSeeds = co(function* discoverSeeds(checkPeers) {
-  var total = 0;
   var max = Math.min(2, this.options.maxOutbound);
   var size = this.hosts.size();
+  var total = 0;
   var peer;
 
+  if (this.hosts.dnsSeeds.length === 0)
+    return;
+
   for (peer = this.peers.head(); peer; peer = peer.next) {
-    if (peer.handshake) {
+    if (!peer.outbound)
+      continue;
+
+    if (peer.connected) {
       if (++total > max)
         break;
     }