diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 31973942..46700bd1 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ CCriticalSection cs_vOneShots;
 set<CNetAddr> setservAddNodeAddresses;
 CCriticalSection cs_setservAddNodeAddresses;
 
+vector<std::string> vAddedNodes;
+CCriticalSection cs_vAddedNodes;
+
 static CSemaphore *semOutbound = NULL;
 
 void AddOneShot(string strDest)
@@ -1523,12 +1526,20 @@ void ThreadOpenAddedConnections2(void* parg)
 {
     printf("ThreadOpenAddedConnections started\n");
 
-    if (mapArgs.count("-addnode") == 0)
-        return;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_vAddedNodes);
+        vAddedNodes = mapMultiArgs["-addnode"];
+    }
 
     if (HaveNameProxy()) {
         while(!fShutdown) {
-            BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, mapMultiArgs["-addnode"]) {
+            list<string> lAddresses(0);
+            {
+                LOCK(cs_vAddedNodes);
+                BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, vAddedNodes)
+                    lAddresses.push_back(strAddNode);
+            }
+            BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, lAddresses) {
                 CAddress addr;
                 CSemaphoreGrant grant(*semOutbound);
                 OpenNetworkConnection(addr, &grant, strAddNode.c_str());
@@ -1541,38 +1552,44 @@ void ThreadOpenAddedConnections2(void* parg)
         return;
     }
 
-    vector<vector<CService> > vservAddressesToAdd(0);
-    BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, mapMultiArgs["-addnode"])
+    loop
     {
-        vector<CService> vservNode(0);
-        if(Lookup(strAddNode.c_str(), vservNode, GetDefaultPort(), fNameLookup, 0))
+        list<string> lAddresses(0);
+        {
+            LOCK(cs_vAddedNodes);
+            BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, vAddedNodes)
+                lAddresses.push_back(strAddNode);
+        }
+
+        list<vector<CService> > lservAddressesToAdd(0);
+        BOOST_FOREACH(string& strAddNode, lAddresses)
         {
-            vservAddressesToAdd.push_back(vservNode);
+            vector<CService> vservNode(0);
+            if(Lookup(strAddNode.c_str(), vservNode, GetDefaultPort(), fNameLookup, 0))
             {
-                LOCK(cs_setservAddNodeAddresses);
-                BOOST_FOREACH(CService& serv, vservNode)
-                    setservAddNodeAddresses.insert(serv);
+                lservAddressesToAdd.push_back(vservNode);
+                {
+                    LOCK(cs_setservAddNodeAddresses);
+                    BOOST_FOREACH(CService& serv, vservNode)
+                        setservAddNodeAddresses.insert(serv);
+                }
             }
         }
-    }
-    loop
-    {
-        vector<vector<CService> > vservConnectAddresses = vservAddressesToAdd;
         // Attempt to connect to each IP for each addnode entry until at least one is successful per addnode entry
         // (keeping in mind that addnode entries can have many IPs if fNameLookup)
         {
             LOCK(cs_vNodes);
             BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes)
-                for (vector<vector<CService> >::iterator it = vservConnectAddresses.begin(); it != vservConnectAddresses.end(); it++)
+                for (list<vector<CService> >::iterator it = lservAddressesToAdd.begin(); it != lservAddressesToAdd.end(); it++)
                     BOOST_FOREACH(CService& addrNode, *(it))
                         if (pnode->addr == addrNode)
                         {
-                            it = vservConnectAddresses.erase(it);
+                            it = lservAddressesToAdd.erase(it);
                             it--;
                             break;
                         }
         }
-        BOOST_FOREACH(vector<CService>& vserv, vservConnectAddresses)
+        BOOST_FOREACH(vector<CService>& vserv, lservAddressesToAdd)
         {
             CSemaphoreGrant grant(*semOutbound);
             OpenNetworkConnection(CAddress(*(vserv.begin())), &grant);
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 99f41161..14e12aa1 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ extern std::deque<std::pair<int64, CInv> > vRelayExpiration;
 extern CCriticalSection cs_mapRelay;
 extern std::map<CInv, int64> mapAlreadyAskedFor;
 
+extern std::vector<std::string> vAddedNodes;
+extern CCriticalSection cs_vAddedNodes;
+