diff --git a/src/routing_layer/conn_mgr.c b/src/routing_layer/conn_mgr.c
index d5c4020a..0dfe4763 100644
--- a/src/routing_layer/conn_mgr.c
+++ b/src/routing_layer/conn_mgr.c
@@ -273,9 +273,8 @@ int conn_mgr_connect_node(struct CONN_MGR* mgr, uint64_t node_id, uint32_t idle_
         struct ll_entry* ce = queue_find_data_by_index(mgr->instance->connections, (const uint8_t*)&node_id);
         while (ce) {
             struct conn_queue_entry* cqe = (struct conn_queue_entry*)ce->data;
-            if (cqe->conn && cqe->conn->peer_node_id == node_id && cqe->conn->links_up) {
+            if (cqe->conn && cqe->conn->peer_node_id == node_id) {
                 existing = cqe->conn;
-                topo_group_new_conn(group, existing);
                 break;
             }
             ce = queue_find_next_by_index(mgr->instance->connections, (const uint8_t*)&node_id, ce);
@@ -297,6 +296,13 @@ int conn_mgr_connect_node(struct CONN_MGR* mgr, uint64_t node_id, uint32_t idle_
             cm_deliver_result(entry, CONN_MGR_OK);
             return CONN_MGR_OK;
         }
+        entry = cm_ensure_entry(mgr, node_id);
+        if (!entry) return CONN_MGR_ERR_INTERNAL;
+        entry->state = CONN_MGR_STATE_CONNECTING;
+        { struct cm_cb_node* cn = u_calloc(1, sizeof(struct cm_cb_node));
+          if (cn) { cn->cb = cb; cn->arg = cb_arg; cn->next = entry->cb_list; entry->cb_list = cn; } }
+        topo_group_new_conn(group, existing);
+        return CONN_MGR_OK;
     }
     entry = cm_ensure_entry(mgr, node_id);
     if (!entry) return CONN_MGR_ERR_INTERNAL;
diff --git a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
index 7416e46f..161f4769 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
@@ -661,6 +661,22 @@ void etcp_conn_set_peer_node_id(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, uint64_t peer_node_id) {
 
     if (conn->peer_node_id == peer_node_id) return;
 
+    if (peer_node_id != 0 && conn->instance && conn->instance->connections) {
+        struct ll_entry* clash = queue_find_data_by_index(conn->instance->connections, (const uint8_t*)&peer_node_id);
+        while (clash) {
+            struct conn_queue_entry* cqe = (struct conn_queue_entry*)clash->data;
+            if (cqe && cqe->conn && cqe->conn != conn && cqe->peer_node_id == peer_node_id) {
+                DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP,
+                    "!!!!!!!!!!!! PEER NODE ID COLLISION !!!!!!!!!!!! "
+                    "conn=%s trying peer=0x%016llx already_owned_by=%s(peer=0x%016llx state=%d)",
+                    conn->log_name, (unsigned long long)peer_node_id,
+                    cqe->conn->log_name, (unsigned long long)cqe->conn->peer_node_id, cqe->conn->state);
+                return;
+            }
+            clash = queue_find_next_by_index(conn->instance->connections, (const uint8_t*)&peer_node_id, clash);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (conn->state == 0 && conn->peer_node_id == 0 && peer_node_id != 0) {
         /* первый раз ставим реальный peer_id: переиндексировать из key=0 в key=peer_node_id */
         DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP, "[%s] peer_node_id 0 -> 0x%llx, reindexing pending conn",
diff --git a/src/transport_layer/etcp_connections.c b/src/transport_layer/etcp_connections.c
index 4c70a87a..daa348fa 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/etcp_connections.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/etcp_connections.c
@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ static int insert_link_queue(struct ETCP_SOCKET* e_sock, struct ETCP_LINK* link)
     struct ll_entry* dup_qe = queue_find_data_by_index(e_sock->links_queue, key);
     if (dup_qe) {
         struct link_queue_entry* dup_lqe = (struct link_queue_entry*)dup_qe->data;
+        if (dup_lqe->link && dup_lqe->link->etcp != link->etcp) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION,
+                "!!!!!!!!!!!! LINK ADDR COLLISION !!!!!!!!!!!! "
+                "addr=%s new_conn=%s(peer=0x%016llx) already_used_by=%s(peer=0x%016llx)",
+                sockaddr_storage_to_str(&link->remote_addr).str,
+                link->etcp->log_name, (unsigned long long)link->etcp->peer_node_id,
+                dup_lqe->link->etcp->log_name, (unsigned long long)dup_lqe->link->etcp->peer_node_id);
+            return -1;
+        }
         DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "insert_link_queue: replacing stale DUP addr in [%s] old_link=%p", e_sock->name, dup_lqe->link);
         if (dup_lqe->link) dup_lqe->link->link_queue_entry = NULL;
         queue_remove_data(e_sock->links_queue, dup_qe);