3 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 8f7cef20c1..a8b2cde36b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     connOptions.nRelevantServices = nRelevantServices;
     connOptions.nMaxConnections = nMaxConnections;
     connOptions.nMaxOutbound = std::min(MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS, connOptions.nMaxConnections);
+    connOptions.nMaxFeeler = 1;
     connOptions.nBestHeight = chainActive.Height();
     connOptions.uiInterface = &uiInterface;
     connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize = 1000*GetArg("-maxsendbuffer", DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER);
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 19c14e105e..b39ef9f54a 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-
-namespace {
-    const int MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS = 1;
-}
-
 const static std::string NET_MESSAGE_COMMAND_OTHER = "*other*";
 
 //
@@ -971,7 +966,7 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     SOCKET hSocket = accept(hListenSocket.socket, (struct sockaddr*)&sockaddr, &len);
     CAddress addr;
     int nInbound = 0;
-    int nMaxInbound = nMaxConnections - (nMaxOutbound + MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS);
+    int nMaxInbound = nMaxConnections - (nMaxOutbound + nMaxFeeler);
     assert(nMaxInbound > 0);
 
     if (hSocket != INVALID_SOCKET)
@@ -1624,7 +1619,7 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections()
                 }
             }
         }
-        assert(nOutbound <= (nMaxOutbound + MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS));
+        assert(nOutbound <= (nMaxOutbound + nMaxFeeler));
 
         // Feeler Connections
         //
@@ -2060,6 +2055,7 @@ bool CConnman::Start(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler, st
     nLocalServices = connOptions.nLocalServices;
     nMaxConnections = connOptions.nMaxConnections;
     nMaxOutbound = std::min((connOptions.nMaxOutbound), nMaxConnections);
+    nMaxFeeler = connOptions.nMaxFeeler;
 
     nSendBufferMaxSize = connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize;
     nReceiveFloodSize = connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize;
@@ -2106,7 +2102,7 @@ bool CConnman::Start(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler, st
 
     if (semOutbound == NULL) {
         // initialize semaphore
-        semOutbound = new CSemaphore(std::min((nMaxOutbound + MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS), nMaxConnections));
+        semOutbound = new CSemaphore(std::min((nMaxOutbound + nMaxFeeler), nMaxConnections));
     }
 
     if (pnodeLocalHost == NULL) {
@@ -2162,7 +2158,7 @@ void CConnman::Stop()
 {
     LogPrintf("%s\n",__func__);
     if (semOutbound)
-        for (int i=0; i<(nMaxOutbound + MAX_FEELER_CONNECTIONS); i++)
+        for (int i=0; i<(nMaxOutbound + nMaxFeeler); i++)
             semOutbound->post();
 
     if (fAddressesInitialized)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 97604ca56e..a48ee02c44 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
         ServiceFlags nRelevantServices = NODE_NONE;
         int nMaxConnections = 0;
         int nMaxOutbound = 0;
+        int nMaxFeeler = 0;
         int nBestHeight = 0;
         CClientUIInterface* uiInterface = nullptr;
         unsigned int nSendBufferMaxSize = 0;
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ private:
     CSemaphore *semOutbound;
     int nMaxConnections;
     int nMaxOutbound;
+    int nMaxFeeler;
     std::atomic<int> nBestHeight;
     CClientUIInterface* clientInterface;
 };