diff --git a/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.cpp b/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.cpp
index 7accec1c..bb38f7f9 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.cpp
@@ -359,6 +359,24 @@ namespace client
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	std::shared_ptr<const Address> AddressBook::GetAddress (const std::string& address)
+	{
+		auto pos = address.find(".b32.i2p");
+		if (pos != std::string::npos)
+			return std::make_shared<const Address>(address.substr (0, pos));
+		else
+		{
+			pos = address.find (".i2p");
+			if (pos != std::string::npos)
+				return FindAddress (address);	
+		}	
+		// if not .b32 we assume full base64 address
+		i2p::data::IdentityEx dest;
+		if (!dest.FromBase64 (address))
+			return nullptr;
+		return std::make_shared<const Address>(dest.GetIdentHash ());
+	}
+
 	std::shared_ptr<const Address> AddressBook::FindAddress (const std::string& address)
 	{
 		auto it = m_Addresses.find (address);
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.h b/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.h
index 51bf4b78..ed8e37ae 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.h
+++ b/libi2pd_client/AddressBook.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace client
 			void StartResolvers ();
 			void Stop ();
 			bool GetIdentHash (const std::string& address, i2p::data::IdentHash& ident);
+			std::shared_ptr<const Address> GetAddress (const std::string& address);
 			std::shared_ptr<const i2p::data::IdentityEx> GetFullAddress (const std::string& address);
 			std::shared_ptr<const Address> FindAddress (const std::string& address);
 			void LookupAddress (const std::string& address);
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/I2PService.cpp b/libi2pd_client/I2PService.cpp
index 40df0161..7157020f 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/I2PService.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/I2PService.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ namespace client
 
 	void I2PService::CreateStream (StreamRequestComplete streamRequestComplete, const std::string& dest, int port) {
 		assert(streamRequestComplete);
-		i2p::data::IdentHash identHash;
-		if (i2p::client::context.GetAddressBook ().GetIdentHash (dest, identHash))
-			CreateStream(streamRequestComplete, identHash, port);
+		auto address = i2p::client::context.GetAddressBook ().GetAddress (dest);
+		if (address)
+			CreateStream(streamRequestComplete, address, port);
 		else
 		{
 			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "I2PService: Remote destination not found: ", dest);
@@ -111,27 +111,31 @@ namespace client
 		}
 	}
 
-	void I2PService::CreateStream(StreamRequestComplete streamRequestComplete, const i2p::data::IdentHash & identHash, int port)
+	void I2PService::CreateStream(StreamRequestComplete streamRequestComplete, std::shared_ptr<const Address> address, int port)
 	{
-		if(m_ConnectTimeout)
+		if(m_ConnectTimeout && !m_LocalDestination->IsReady())
 		{
-			if(m_LocalDestination->IsReady())
-				m_LocalDestination->CreateStream (streamRequestComplete, identHash, port);
-			else
-			{
-				AddReadyCallback([this, streamRequestComplete, identHash, port] (const boost::system::error_code & ec) {
-						if(ec)
-						{
-							LogPrint(eLogWarning, "I2PService::CeateStream() ", ec.message());
-							streamRequestComplete(nullptr);
-						}
+			AddReadyCallback([this, streamRequestComplete, address, port] (const boost::system::error_code & ec) {
+					if(ec)
+					{
+						LogPrint(eLogWarning, "I2PService::CeateStream() ", ec.message());
+						streamRequestComplete(nullptr);
+					}
+					else
+					{	if (address->IsIdentHash ())
+							this->m_LocalDestination->CreateStream(streamRequestComplete, address->identHash, port);
 						else
-							this->m_LocalDestination->CreateStream(streamRequestComplete, identHash, port);
-					});
-			}
+							this->m_LocalDestination->CreateStream (streamRequestComplete, address->blindedPublicKey, port);	
+					}
+				});
 		}
 		else
-			m_LocalDestination->CreateStream(streamRequestComplete, identHash, port);
+		{	
+			if (address->IsIdentHash ())
+				m_LocalDestination->CreateStream (streamRequestComplete, address->identHash, port);
+			else
+				m_LocalDestination->CreateStream (streamRequestComplete, address->blindedPublicKey, port);
+		}
 	}
 
 	TCPIPPipe::TCPIPPipe(I2PService * owner, std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> upstream, std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> downstream) : I2PServiceHandler(owner), m_up(upstream), m_down(downstream)
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/I2PService.h b/libi2pd_client/I2PService.h
index 55921898..e0dfd2da 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/I2PService.h
+++ b/libi2pd_client/I2PService.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 #include "Destination.h"
 #include "Identity.h"
+#include "AddressBook.h"
 
 namespace i2p
 {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace client
 				m_LocalDestination = dest;
 			}
 			void CreateStream (StreamRequestComplete streamRequestComplete, const std::string& dest, int port = 0);
-			void CreateStream(StreamRequestComplete complete, const i2p::data::IdentHash & ident, int port);
+			void CreateStream(StreamRequestComplete complete, std::shared_ptr<const Address> address, int port);
 			inline boost::asio::io_service& GetService () { return m_LocalDestination->GetService (); }
 
 			virtual void Start () = 0;
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/I2PTunnel.cpp b/libi2pd_client/I2PTunnel.cpp
index 65600cf8..e45c7288 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/I2PTunnel.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/I2PTunnel.cpp
@@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ namespace client
 	class I2PClientTunnelHandler: public I2PServiceHandler, public std::enable_shared_from_this<I2PClientTunnelHandler>
 	{
 		public:
-			I2PClientTunnelHandler (I2PClientTunnel * parent, i2p::data::IdentHash destination,
+			I2PClientTunnelHandler (I2PClientTunnel * parent, std::shared_ptr<const Address> address,
 				int destinationPort, std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> socket):
-				I2PServiceHandler(parent), m_DestinationIdentHash(destination),
+				I2PServiceHandler(parent), m_Address(address),
 				m_DestinationPort (destinationPort), m_Socket(socket) {};
 			void Handle();
 			void Terminate();
 		private:
 			void HandleStreamRequestComplete (std::shared_ptr<i2p::stream::Stream> stream);
-			i2p::data::IdentHash m_DestinationIdentHash;
+			std::shared_ptr<const Address> m_Address;
 			int m_DestinationPort;
 			std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> m_Socket;
 	};
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ namespace client
 	{
 		GetOwner()->CreateStream (
 			std::bind (&I2PClientTunnelHandler::HandleStreamRequestComplete, shared_from_this(), std::placeholders::_1),
-			m_DestinationIdentHash, m_DestinationPort);
+			m_Address, m_DestinationPort);
 	}
 
 	void I2PClientTunnelHandler::HandleStreamRequestComplete (std::shared_ptr<i2p::stream::Stream> stream)
@@ -445,43 +445,39 @@ namespace client
 	I2PClientTunnel::I2PClientTunnel (const std::string& name, const std::string& destination,
 		const std::string& address, int port, std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> localDestination, int destinationPort):
 		TCPIPAcceptor (address, port, localDestination), m_Name (name), m_Destination (destination),
-		m_DestinationIdentHash (nullptr), m_DestinationPort (destinationPort)
+		m_DestinationPort (destinationPort)
 	{
 	}
 
 	void I2PClientTunnel::Start ()
 	{
 		TCPIPAcceptor::Start ();
-		GetIdentHash();
+		GetAddress ();
 	}
 
 	void I2PClientTunnel::Stop ()
 	{
 		TCPIPAcceptor::Stop();
-		auto *originalIdentHash = m_DestinationIdentHash;
-		m_DestinationIdentHash = nullptr;
-		delete originalIdentHash;
+		m_Address = nullptr;
 	}
 
 	/* HACK: maybe we should create a caching IdentHash provider in AddressBook */
-	const i2p::data::IdentHash * I2PClientTunnel::GetIdentHash ()
+	std::shared_ptr<const Address> I2PClientTunnel::GetAddress () 
 	{
-		if (!m_DestinationIdentHash)
+		if (!m_Address)
 		{
-			i2p::data::IdentHash identHash;
-			if (i2p::client::context.GetAddressBook ().GetIdentHash (m_Destination, identHash))
-				m_DestinationIdentHash = new i2p::data::IdentHash (identHash);
-			else
+			m_Address = i2p::client::context.GetAddressBook ().GetAddress (m_Destination);
+			if (!m_Address)
 				LogPrint (eLogWarning, "I2PTunnel: Remote destination ", m_Destination, " not found");
 		}
-		return m_DestinationIdentHash;
+		return m_Address;
 	}
 
 	std::shared_ptr<I2PServiceHandler> I2PClientTunnel::CreateHandler(std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> socket)
 	{
-		const i2p::data::IdentHash *identHash = GetIdentHash();
-		if (identHash)
-			return  std::make_shared<I2PClientTunnelHandler>(this, *identHash, m_DestinationPort, socket);
+		auto address = GetAddress ();
+		if (address)
+			return  std::make_shared<I2PClientTunnelHandler>(this, address, m_DestinationPort, socket);
 		else
 			return nullptr;
 	}