diff --git a/minode/connection.py b/minode/connection.py
index 8d6b6de..623eeec 100644
--- a/minode/connection.py
+++ b/minode/connection.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class Connection(threading.Thread):
             if obj.is_valid() and obj.vector not in shared.objects:
                 with shared.objects_lock:
                     shared.objects[obj.vector] = obj
-                if obj.object_type == shared.i2p_dest_obj_type:
+                if obj.object_type == shared.i2p_dest_obj_type and obj.version == shared.i2p_dest_obj_version:
                     dest = base64.b64encode(obj.object_payload, altchars=b'-~')
                     logging.debug('Received I2P destination object, adding to i2p_unchecked_node_pool')
                     logging.debug(dest)
diff --git a/minode/manager.py b/minode/manager.py
index c3a9ae7..ae257c6 100644
--- a/minode/manager.py
+++ b/minode/manager.py
@@ -162,5 +162,5 @@ class Manager(threading.Thread):
         if shared.i2p_session_nick:
             logging.info('Publishing our I2P destination')
             dest_pub_raw = base64.b64decode(shared.i2p_dest_pub, altchars=b'-~')
-            obj = structure.Object(b'\x00' * 8, int(time.time() + 2 * 3600), 0x493250, 1, 1, dest_pub_raw)
+            obj = structure.Object(b'\x00' * 8, int(time.time() + 2 * 3600), shared.i2p_dest_obj_type, shared.i2p_dest_obj_version, 1, dest_pub_raw)
             pow.do_pow_and_publish(obj)
diff --git a/minode/shared.py b/minode/shared.py
index 321b8e1..ee02dbe 100644
--- a/minode/shared.py
+++ b/minode/shared.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ user_agent = b'/MiNode:0.2.2/'
 timeout = 600
 header_length = 24
 i2p_dest_obj_type = 0x493250
+i2p_dest_obj_version = 1
 
 i2p_enabled = False
 i2p_sam_host = '127.0.0.1'