diff --git a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
         BeginMessage("verack");
         EndMessage();
         vSend.SetVersion(std::min(nVersion, PROTOCOL_VERSION));
-        return PeerMessagingState::AwaitingMessages;
     }
 
     if (strCommand == "verack") {
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@
         } else {
             doneAfter = time(nullptr) + 1;
         }
-        return PeerMessagingState::AwaitingMessages;
     }
 
     if (strCommand == "addr" && vAddr) {
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@
                 return PeerMessagingState::Finished;
             }
         }
-        return PeerMessagingState::AwaitingMessages;
     }
 
     return PeerMessagingState::AwaitingMessages;