diff --git a/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py b/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
index 5bef66c6..bca56b33 100644
--- a/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
+++ b/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ class outgoingSynSender(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                 shared.knownNodesLock.release()
                 if shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'socksproxytype') != 'none':
                     if peer.host.find(".onion") == -1:
+                        priority /= 10 # hidden services have 10x priority over plain net
+                    else:
                         # don't connect to self
                         if peer.host == shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'onionhostname') and peer.port == shared.config.getint("bitmessagesettings", "onionport"):
                             continue
-                        priority /= 10 # hidden services have 10x priority over plain net
                 elif peer.host.find(".onion") != -1: # onion address and so proxy
                     continue
                 if priority <= 0.001: # everyone has at least this much priority