diff --git a/p2p/peer_tracker.go b/p2p/peer_tracker.go
index 403e7d56..df90ecb3 100644
--- a/p2p/peer_tracker.go
+++ b/p2p/peer_tracker.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func newPeerTracker(
 func (p *peerTracker) bootstrap(ctx context.Context, trusted []libpeer.ID) error {
 	// store peers that have been already connected
 	for _, c := range p.host.Network().Conns() {
-		p.connected(c.RemotePeer())
+		go p.connected(c.RemotePeer())
 	}
 
 	connectCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*60)