diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 217cadc30..d9035fc22 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -1060,17 +1060,15 @@ namespace nodetool
         pi = context.peer_id = rsp.node_data.peer_id;
         context.m_rpc_port = rsp.node_data.rpc_port;
         context.m_rpc_credits_per_hash = rsp.node_data.rpc_credits_per_hash;
-        m_network_zones.at(context.m_remote_address.get_zone()).m_peerlist.set_peer_just_seen(rsp.node_data.peer_id, context.m_remote_address, context.m_pruning_seed, context.m_rpc_port, context.m_rpc_credits_per_hash);
+        network_zone& zone = m_network_zones.at(context.m_remote_address.get_zone());
+        zone.m_peerlist.set_peer_just_seen(rsp.node_data.peer_id, context.m_remote_address, context.m_pruning_seed, context.m_rpc_port, context.m_rpc_credits_per_hash);
 
         // move
-        for (auto const& zone : m_network_zones)
+        if(rsp.node_data.peer_id == zone.m_config.m_peer_id)
         {
-          if(rsp.node_data.peer_id == zone.second.m_config.m_peer_id)
-          {
-            LOG_DEBUG_CC(context, "Connection to self detected, dropping connection");
-            hsh_result = false;
-            return;
-          }
+          LOG_DEBUG_CC(context, "Connection to self detected, dropping connection");
+          hsh_result = false;
+          return;
         }
         LOG_INFO_CC(context, "New connection handshaked, pruning seed " << epee::string_tools::to_string_hex(context.m_pruning_seed));
         LOG_DEBUG_CC(context, " COMMAND_HANDSHAKE INVOKED OK");