diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
index a71bb891..a1d97cba 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDb.cpp
@@ -1168,12 +1168,13 @@ namespace data
 			});
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> NetDb::GetRandomIntroducer (bool v4) const
+	std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> NetDb::GetRandomIntroducer (bool v4, const std::set<IdentHash>& excluded) const
 	{
 		return GetRandomRouter (
-			[v4](std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> router)->bool
+			[v4, &excluded](std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> router)->bool
 			{
-				return router->IsIntroducer (v4) && !router->IsHidden () && !router->IsFloodfill (); // floodfills don't send relay tag
+				return router->IsIntroducer (v4) && !excluded.count (router->GetIdentHash ()) &&
+					!router->IsHidden () && !router->IsFloodfill (); // floodfills don't send relay tag
 			});
 	}
 
diff --git a/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp b/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
index 244ff39b..364cae4b 100644
--- a/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
+++ b/libi2pd/NetDb.hpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace data
 			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetHighBandwidthRandomRouter (std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> compatibleWith, bool reverse) const;
 			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetRandomPeerTestRouter (bool v4, const std::set<IdentHash>& excluded) const;
 			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetRandomSSUV6Router () const; // TODO: change to v6 peer test later
-			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetRandomIntroducer (bool v4) const;
+			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetRandomIntroducer (bool v4, const std::set<IdentHash>& excluded) const;
 			std::shared_ptr<const RouterInfo> GetClosestFloodfill (const IdentHash& destination, const std::set<IdentHash>& excluded, bool closeThanUsOnly = false) const;
 			std::vector<IdentHash> GetClosestFloodfills (const IdentHash& destination, size_t num,
 				std::set<IdentHash>& excluded, bool closeThanUsOnly = false) const;
diff --git a/libi2pd/SSU.cpp b/libi2pd/SSU.cpp
index 49ce7e3e..9d75a069 100644
--- a/libi2pd/SSU.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/SSU.cpp
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ namespace transport
 					i2p::context.RemoveIntroducer (it);
 			}
 
+			std::set<i2p::data::IdentHash> excluded;
 			if (numIntroducers < SSU_MAX_NUM_INTRODUCERS)
 			{
 				// create new
@@ -809,16 +810,16 @@ namespace transport
 						newList.push_back (ep);
 						if (newList.size () >= SSU_MAX_NUM_INTRODUCERS) break;
 					}
+					excluded.insert (it1->GetRemoteIdentity ()->GetIdentHash ());
 				}
 			}
 			introducers = newList;
 			if (introducers.size () < SSU_MAX_NUM_INTRODUCERS)
 			{
-				std::set<std::shared_ptr<const i2p::data::RouterInfo> > requested;
 				for (auto i = introducers.size (); i < SSU_MAX_NUM_INTRODUCERS; i++)
 				{	
-					auto introducer = i2p::data::netdb.GetRandomIntroducer (v4);
-					if (introducer && !requested.count (introducer)) // not requested already
+					auto introducer = i2p::data::netdb.GetRandomIntroducer (v4, excluded);
+					if (introducer)
 					{	
 						auto address = v4 ? introducer->GetSSUAddress (true) : introducer->GetSSUV6Address ();
 						if (address && !address->host.is_unspecified () && address->port)
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ namespace transport
 							if (std::find (introducers.begin (), introducers.end (), ep) == introducers.end ()) // not connected yet
 							{	
 								CreateDirectSession  (introducer, ep, false);
-								requested.insert (introducer);
+								excluded.insert (introducer->GetIdentHash ());
 							}	
 						}	
 					}