diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99652a3f..1511c9ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - An issue where the ASB gives long price guarantees when setting up a swap.
   Now, after sending a spot price the ASB will wait for one minute for the CLI's to trigger the execution setup, and three minutes to see the BTC lock transaction of the CLI in mempool after the swap started.
   If the first timeout is triggered the execution setup will be aborted, if the second timeout is triggered the swap will be safely aborted.
+- An issue where the default Monero node connection string would not work, because the public nodes were moved to a different domain.
+  The default monerod nodes were updated to use the [melo tool nodes](https://melo.tools/nodes.html).
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/docs/asb/README.md b/docs/asb/README.md
index f943931d..60fcdcf3 100644
--- a/docs/asb/README.md
+++ b/docs/asb/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ This quickstart guide assumes that you are running the software on testnet (i.e.
 3. Run the ASB in terminal: `./asb --testnet start`
 4. Follow the setup wizard in the terminal
 
-Public Monero stagenet nodes for running the Monero Wallet RPC:
-
-- `monero-stagenet.exan.tech:38081`
-- `stagenet.melo.tools:38081`
+Public Monero nodes for running the Monero Wallet RPC can be found [here](https://melo.tools/nodes.html).
 
 Run `./asb --help` for more information.
 
diff --git a/swap/src/cli/command.rs b/swap/src/cli/command.rs
index 43588015..630cd6b2 100644
--- a/swap/src/cli/command.rs
+++ b/swap/src/cli/command.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use url::Url;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 // See: https://moneroworld.com/
-pub const DEFAULT_MONERO_DAEMON_ADDRESS: &str = "node.xmr.to:18081";
-pub const DEFAULT_MONERO_DAEMON_ADDRESS_STAGENET: &str = "monero-stagenet.exan.tech:38081";
+pub const DEFAULT_MONERO_DAEMON_ADDRESS: &str = "node.melo.tools:18081";
+pub const DEFAULT_MONERO_DAEMON_ADDRESS_STAGENET: &str = "stagenet.melo.tools:38081";
 
 // See: https://1209k.com/bitcoin-eye/ele.php?chain=btc
 const DEFAULT_ELECTRUM_RPC_URL: &str = "ssl://electrum.blockstream.info:50002";