diff --git a/src/network/knownnodes.py b/src/network/knownnodes.py
index 07871c7c..c92f8e9a 100644
--- a/src/network/knownnodes.py
+++ b/src/network/knownnodes.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import state
 from bmconfigparser import BMConfigParser
 from network.node import Peer
 
+state.Peer = Peer
+
 knownNodesLock = threading.RLock()
 """Thread lock for knownnodes modification"""
 knownNodes = {stream: {} for stream in range(1, 4)}
diff --git a/src/tests/core.py b/src/tests/core.py
index 3d8ac983..03e8b948 100644
--- a/src/tests/core.py
+++ b/src/tests/core.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 import pickle  # nosec
 import Queue
 import random  # nosec
+import shutil
 import string
 import sys
 import time
@@ -231,7 +232,8 @@ class TestCore(unittest.TestCase):
         msg = protocol.assembleVersionMessage('127.0.0.1', 8444, [1])
         decoded = self._decode_msg(msg, "IQQiiQlsLv")
         peer, _, ua, streams = self._decode_msg(msg, "IQQiiQlsLv")[4:]
-        self.assertEqual(peer, Node(3, '127.0.0.1', 8444))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            peer, Node(11 if state.dandelion else 3, '127.0.0.1', 8444))
         self.assertEqual(ua, '/PyBitmessage:' + softwareVersion + '/')
         self.assertEqual(streams, [1])
         # with multiple streams
@@ -259,6 +261,19 @@ class TestCore(unittest.TestCase):
             '''select typeof(msgid) from sent where ackdata=?''', result)
         self.assertEqual(column_type[0][0] if column_type else '', 'text')
 
+    def test_old_knownnodes_pickle(self):
+        """Testing old(v.0.6.2) version knownnodes.dat file"""
+        try:
+            old_source_file = os.path.join(
+                os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'test_pattern', 'knownnodes.dat')
+            new_destination_file = os.path.join(state.appdata, 'knownnodes.dat')
+            shutil.copyfile(old_source_file, new_destination_file)
+            knownnodes.readKnownNodes()
+        except AttributeError as e:
+            self.fail('Failed to load knownnodes: %s' % e)
+        finally:
+            cleanup(files=('knownnodes.dat',))
+
 
 def run():
     """Starts all tests defined in this module"""
diff --git a/src/tests/test_pattern/knownnodes.dat b/src/tests/test_pattern/knownnodes.dat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a78a4434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_pattern/knownnodes.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+(dp0
+I1
+(dp1
+ccopy_reg
+_reconstructor
+p2
+(cstate
+Peer
+p3
+c__builtin__
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+(S'24.188.198.204'
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+(S'75.167.159.54'
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+(dp41
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+(dp42
+s.
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