diff --git a/libi2pd/NTCP2.cpp b/libi2pd/NTCP2.cpp
index 3f80bcd2..be584eb1 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NTCP2.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NTCP2.cpp
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ namespace transport
 						Terminate ();
 						return;
 					}
+					ri.GetProfile ()->Connected ();	
 					i2p::data::UpdateStaticKey (addr->s, ri.GetIdentHash ()); // good static key
 					i2p::data::netdb.PostI2NPMsg (CreateI2NPMessage (eI2NPDummyMsg, buf.data () + 3, size)); // TODO: should insert ri and not parse it twice
 					// TODO: process options
diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
index aea97adc..3575b052 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,10 @@ namespace data
 				if (inserted)
 				{
 					LogPrint (eLogInfo, "NetDb: RouterInfo added: ", ident.ToBase64());
-					if (r->IsFloodfill () && r->IsEligibleFloodfill ())
-					{
+					if (r->IsFloodfill () && r->IsEligibleFloodfill () &&
+						(m_Floodfills.GetSize () < NETDB_NUM_FLOODFILLS_THRESHOLD ||
+						 r->GetProfile ()->IsReal ())) // don't insert floodfill until it's known real if we have enough 
+					{	
 						std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(m_FloodfillsMutex);
 						m_Floodfills.Insert (r);
 					}
diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp b/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
index 0222de0d..4aa69d59 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace data
 {
 	const int NETDB_MIN_ROUTERS = 90;
 	const int NETDB_MIN_FLOODFILLS = 5;
+	const int NETDB_NUM_FLOODFILLS_THRESHOLD = 1000;
 	const int NETDB_FLOODFILL_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 60 * 60; // 1 hour, in seconds
 	const int NETDB_MIN_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 90 * 60; // 1.5 hours
 	const int NETDB_MAX_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 27 * 60 * 60; // 27 hours
diff --git a/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp b/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
index 3144bd9c..d20e48b9 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Profiling.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace data
 		m_LastUpdateTime (GetTime ()), m_IsUpdated (false),
 		m_LastDeclineTime (0), m_LastUnreachableTime (0),
 		m_NumTunnelsAgreed (0), m_NumTunnelsDeclined (0), m_NumTunnelsNonReplied (0),
-		m_NumTimesTaken (0), m_NumTimesRejected (0)
+		m_NumTimesTaken (0), m_NumTimesRejected (0), m_HasConnected (false)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace data
 		participation.put (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_AGREED, m_NumTunnelsAgreed);
 		participation.put (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_DECLINED, m_NumTunnelsDeclined);
 		participation.put (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_NON_REPLIED, m_NumTunnelsNonReplied);
+		participation.put (PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_CONNECTED, m_HasConnected);
 		boost::property_tree::ptree usage;
 		usage.put (PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_TAKEN, m_NumTimesTaken);
 		usage.put (PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_REJECTED, m_NumTimesRejected);
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ namespace data
 					m_NumTunnelsAgreed = participations.get (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_AGREED, 0);
 					m_NumTunnelsDeclined = participations.get (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_DECLINED, 0);
 					m_NumTunnelsNonReplied = participations.get (PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_NON_REPLIED, 0);
+					m_HasConnected = participations.get (PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_CONNECTED, false);
 				}
 				catch (boost::property_tree::ptree_bad_path& ex)
 				{
@@ -167,6 +169,12 @@ namespace data
 		UpdateTime ();
 	}
 
+	void RouterProfile::Connected ()
+	{
+		m_HasConnected = true;
+		UpdateTime ();
+	}	
+		
 	bool RouterProfile::IsLowPartcipationRate () const
 	{
 		return 4*m_NumTunnelsAgreed < m_NumTunnelsDeclined; // < 20% rate
diff --git a/libi2pd/Profiling.h b/libi2pd/Profiling.h
index 2f60f961..08721bec 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Profiling.h
+++ b/libi2pd/Profiling.h
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ namespace data
 	const char PEER_PROFILE_PARTICIPATION_NON_REPLIED[] = "nonreplied";
 	const char PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_TAKEN[] = "taken";
 	const char PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_REJECTED[] = "rejected";
-
+	const char PEER_PROFILE_USAGE_CONNECTED[] = "connected";
+	
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_EXPIRATION_TIMEOUT = 36; // in hours (1.5 days)
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_AUTOCLEAN_TIMEOUT = 6 * 3600; // in seconds (6 hours)
 	const int PEER_PROFILE_AUTOCLEAN_VARIANCE = 3600; // in seconds (1 hour)
@@ -48,11 +49,13 @@ namespace data
 
 			bool IsBad ();
 			bool IsUnreachable ();
+			bool IsReal () const { return m_HasConnected || m_NumTunnelsAgreed > 0 || m_NumTunnelsDeclined > 0; } 
 
 			void TunnelBuildResponse (uint8_t ret);
 			void TunnelNonReplied ();
 
 			void Unreachable ();
+			void Connected ();
 
 			boost::posix_time::ptime GetLastUpdateTime () const { return m_LastUpdateTime; };
 			bool IsUpdated () const { return m_IsUpdated; };
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ namespace data
 			// usage
 			uint32_t m_NumTimesTaken;
 			uint32_t m_NumTimesRejected;
+			bool m_HasConnected; // incoming connection received
 	};
 
 	std::shared_ptr<RouterProfile> GetRouterProfile (const IdentHash& identHash);
diff --git a/libi2pd/SSU2Session.cpp b/libi2pd/SSU2Session.cpp
index 9bfa4ce0..efe7117d 100644
--- a/libi2pd/SSU2Session.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/SSU2Session.cpp
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ namespace transport
 			return false;
 		}
 		SetRemoteIdentity (ri->GetRouterIdentity ());
+		ri->GetProfile ()->Connected ();
 		i2p::data::UpdateStaticKey (m_Address->s, ri->GetIdentHash ()); // good static key
 		AdjustMaxPayloadSize ();
 		m_Server.AddSessionByRouterHash (shared_from_this ()); // we know remote router now