diff --git a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@
                 return false;
             }
             // no proxy needed (none set for target network)
-            connected = ConnectSocketDirectly(you, sock, nConnectTimeout, true);
+            connected =
+                ConnectSocketDirectly(you, sock, nConnectTimeout, false);
         }
     }