diff --git a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         nHeaderStart = vSend.size();
         vSend << CMessageHeader(netMagic, pszCommand, 0);
         nMessageStart = vSend.size();
-        //    printf("%s: SEND %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(), pszCommand);
+        // printf("%s: SEND %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(), pszCommand);
     }
 
     void AbortMessage() {
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@
     }
 
     bool ProcessMessage(std::string strCommand, CDataStream &recv) {
-        //    printf("%s: RECV %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
-        //    strCommand.c_str());
+        // printf("%s: RECV %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(), strCommand.c_str());
         if (strCommand == "version") {
             int64_t nTime;
             CAddress addrMe;
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
             std::vector<CAddress> vAddrNew;
             recv >> vAddrNew;
             // printf("%s: got %i addresses\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
-            // (int)vAddrNew.size());
+            //        (int)vAddrNew.size());
             int64_t now = time(nullptr);
             std::vector<CAddress>::iterator it = vAddrNew.begin();
             if (vAddrNew.size() > 1) {
@@ -163,15 +162,17 @@
             }
             while (it != vAddrNew.end()) {
                 CAddress &addr = *it;
-                //        printf("%s: got address %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
+                // printf("%s: got address %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
                 //        addr.ToString().c_str(), (int)(vAddr->size()));
                 it++;
-                if (addr.nTime <= 100000000 || addr.nTime > now + 600)
+                if (addr.nTime <= 100000000 || addr.nTime > now + 600) {
                     addr.nTime = now - 5 * 86400;
-                if (addr.nTime > now - 604800) vAddr->push_back(addr);
-                //        printf("%s: added address %s (#%i)\n",
-                //        ToString(you).c_str(), addr.ToString().c_str(),
-                //        (int)(vAddr->size()));
+                }
+                if (addr.nTime > now - 604800) {
+                    vAddr->push_back(addr);
+                }
+                // printf("%s: added address %s (#%i)\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
+                //        addr.ToString().c_str(), (int)(vAddr->size()));
                 if (vAddr->size() > 1000) {
                     doneAfter = 1;
                     return true;
@@ -233,17 +234,20 @@
             CDataStream vMsg(vRecv.begin(), vRecv.begin() + nMessageSize,
                              vRecv.GetType(), vRecv.GetVersion());
             vRecv.ignore(nMessageSize);
-            if (ProcessMessage(strCommand, vMsg)) return true;
-            //      printf("%s: done processing %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
-            //      strCommand.c_str());
+            if (ProcessMessage(strCommand, vMsg)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            // printf("%s: done processing %s\n", ToString(you).c_str(),
+            //        strCommand.c_str());
         } while (1);
         return false;
     }
 
 public:
     CSeederNode(const CService &ip, std::vector<CAddress> *vAddrIn)
-        : vSend(SER_NETWORK, 0), vRecv(SER_NETWORK, 0), nHeaderStart(-1),
-          nMessageStart(-1), nVersion(0), vAddr(vAddrIn), ban(0), doneAfter(0),
+        : sock(INVALID_SOCKET), vSend(SER_NETWORK, 0), vRecv(SER_NETWORK, 0),
+          nHeaderStart(-1), nMessageStart(-1), nVersion(0), vAddr(vAddrIn),
+          ban(0), doneAfter(0),
           you(ip, ServiceFlags(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH)) {
         if (time(nullptr) > 1329696000) {
             vSend.SetVersion(209);
@@ -261,16 +265,27 @@
             bool proxyConnectionFailed = false;
 
             if (GetProxy(you.GetNetwork(), proxy)) {
+                sock = CreateSocket(proxy.proxy);
+                if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+                    return false;
+                }
                 connected = ConnectThroughProxy(
                     proxy, you.ToStringIP(), you.GetPort(), sock,
                     nConnectTimeout, &proxyConnectionFailed);
             } else {
+                // no proxy needed (none set for target network)
+                sock = CreateSocket(you);
+                if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
+                    return false;
+                }
                 // no proxy needed (none set for target network)
                 connected = ConnectSocketDirectly(you, sock, nConnectTimeout);
             }
         }
 
         if (!connected) {
+            // printf("Cannot connect to %s\n", ToString(you).c_str());
+            CloseSocket(sock);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -306,7 +321,7 @@
                 memcpy(&vRecv[nPos], pchBuf, nBytes);
             } else if (nBytes == 0) {
                 // printf("%s: BAD (connection closed prematurely)\n",
-                // ToString(you).c_str());
+                //        ToString(you).c_str());
                 res = false;
                 break;
             } else {
@@ -347,7 +362,7 @@
         clientV = node.GetClientVersion();
         clientSV = node.GetClientSubVersion();
         blocks = node.GetStartingHeight();
-        //  printf("%s: %s!!!\n", cip.ToString().c_str(), ret ? "GOOD" : "BAD");
+        // printf("%s: %s!!!\n", cip.ToString().c_str(), ret ? "GOOD" : "BAD");
         return ret;
     } catch (std::ios_base::failure &e) {
         ban = 0;
diff --git a/src/seeder/main.cpp b/src/seeder/main.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/main.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "clientversion.h"
 #include "db.h"
 #include "dns.h"
+#include "logging.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "streams.h"
 
@@ -431,7 +432,7 @@
             queries += dnsThread[i]->dbQueries;
         }
         printf("%s %i/%i available (%i tried in %is, %i new, %i active), %i "
-               "banned; %llu DNS requests, %llu db queries",
+               "banned; %llu DNS requests, %llu db queries\n",
                c, stats.nGood, stats.nAvail, stats.nTracked, stats.nAge,
                stats.nNew, stats.nAvail - stats.nTracked - stats.nNew,
                stats.nBanned, (unsigned long long)requests,
@@ -468,6 +469,9 @@
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    // The logger dump everything on the console by default.
+    GetLogger().m_print_to_console = true;
+
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
     setbuf(stdout, nullptr);
     CDnsSeedOpts opts;