@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ namespace nodetool
template<class t_payload_net_handler>
bool node_server<t_payload_net_handler>::connect_to_seed()
{
if (m_seed_nodes.empty() || m_offline)
if (m_seed_nodes.empty() || m_offline || !m_exclusive_peers.empty())
return true;
size_t try_count = 0;