diff --git a/libi2pd/TunnelPool.cpp b/libi2pd/TunnelPool.cpp
index 447449c9..d89daf27 100644
--- a/libi2pd/TunnelPool.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/TunnelPool.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace tunnel
 			{
 				LogPrint (eLogInfo, "Tunnels: No suitable peer found for first hop, trying existing connections");
 				hop = i2p::transport::transports.GetRandomPeer ();
-				//if (!hop->IsECIES ()) hop = nullptr;
+				if (!hop->IsECIES ()) hop = nullptr;
 			}
 			if (!hop)
 			{