diff --git a/src/class_addressGenerator.py b/src/class_addressGenerator.py
index 749e542d..3d0611d5 100644
--- a/src/class_addressGenerator.py
+++ b/src/class_addressGenerator.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ class addressGenerator(threading.Thread):
                 numberOfNullBytesDemandedOnFrontOfRipeHash = shared.config.getint(
                     'bitmessagesettings', 'numberofnullbytesonaddress')
             except:
-                numberOfNullBytesDemandedOnFrontOfRipeHash = 1 # the default
+                if eighteenByteRipe:
+                    numberOfNullBytesDemandedOnFrontOfRipeHash = 2
+                else:
+                    numberOfNullBytesDemandedOnFrontOfRipeHash = 1 # the default
             if queueValue[0] == 'createChan':
                 command, addressVersionNumber, streamNumber, label, deterministicPassphrase = queueValue
                 eighteenByteRipe = False
@@ -58,8 +61,6 @@ class addressGenerator(threading.Thread):
                     'bitmessagesettings', 'defaultpayloadlengthextrabytes')
             if payloadLengthExtraBytes < shared.networkDefaultPayloadLengthExtraBytes:
                 payloadLengthExtraBytes = shared.networkDefaultPayloadLengthExtraBytes
-            if eighteenByteRipe:
-                numberOfNullBytesDemandedOnFrontOfRipeHash = 2
             if command == 'createRandomAddress':
                 shared.UISignalQueue.put((
                     'updateStatusBar', tr.translateText("MainWindow", "Generating one new address")))
diff --git a/src/defaultKnownNodes.py b/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
index f481581c..92e53339 100644
--- a/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
+++ b/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ def createDefaultKnownNodes(appdata):
     ############## Stream 1 ################
     stream1 = {}
 
-    stream1[shared.Peer('85.171.174.131', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('23.28.68.159', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('66.108.210.240', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('204.236.246.212', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('78.81.56.239', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('122.60.235.157', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('204.236.246.212', 8444)] = int(time.time())
-    stream1[shared.Peer('24.98.219.109', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('98.233.84.134', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('76.24.18.44', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('176.31.246.114', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('66.108.210.240', 8080)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('76.22.240.163', 8445)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('46.21.99.29', 20982)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('109.227.72.36', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('176.31.246.114', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('188.110.3.133', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('174.0.45.163', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('134.2.182.92', 8444)] = int(time.time())
+    stream1[shared.Peer('24.143.60.183', 8444)] = int(time.time())
 
 
     ############# Stream 2 #################