diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
index dbc56daf1..0f95d11e0 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
@@ -1478,6 +1478,13 @@ bool   p3LinkMgrIMPL::tryConnectUDP(const std::string &id, struct sockaddr_in &r
 	return false;	
 #endif
 
+	if (mPeerMgr->isHidden())
+	{
+		std::cerr << "p3LinkMgrIMPL::tryConnectUDP() isHidden(): no connection attempts for : " << id;
+		std::cerr << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
 
 	RsStackMutex stack(mLinkMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
 
@@ -1617,6 +1624,12 @@ bool   p3LinkMgrIMPL::retryConnectTCP(const std::string &id)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (mPeerMgr->isHidden())
+	{
+		std::cerr << "p3LinkMgrIMPL::retryConnectTCP() isHidden(): no connection attempts for : " << id;
+		std::cerr << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	struct sockaddr_in lAddr;
 	struct sockaddr_in eAddr;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
index cef80f5cf..272bef347 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.cc
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ bool    p3PeerMgrIMPL::getGpgId(const std::string &ssl_id, std::string &gpgId)
 
 /**** HIDDEN STUFF ****/
 
+bool    p3PeerMgrIMPL::isHidden()
+{
+	RsStackMutex stack(mPeerMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
+	return mOwnState.hiddenNode;
+}
+
+
 bool    p3PeerMgrIMPL::isHiddenPeer(const std::string &ssl_id)
 {
 	RsStackMutex stack(mPeerMtx); /****** STACK LOCK MUTEX *******/
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.h
index bede98560..dc20830ca 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3peermgr.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ virtual bool	getGpgId(const std::string &sslId, std::string &gpgId) = 0;
 virtual uint32_t getConnectionType(const std::string &sslId) = 0;
 
 virtual bool    setProxyServerAddress(const struct sockaddr_in &proxy_addr) = 0;
+virtual bool    isHidden() = 0;
 virtual bool    isHiddenPeer(const std::string &ssl_id) = 0;
 virtual bool    getProxyAddress(const std::string &ssl_id, struct sockaddr_in &proxy_addr, std::string &domain_addr, uint16_t &domain_port) = 0;
 
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ virtual bool	getGpgId(const std::string &sslId, std::string &gpgId);
 virtual uint32_t getConnectionType(const std::string &sslId);
 
 virtual bool    setProxyServerAddress(const struct sockaddr_in &proxy_addr);
+virtual bool    isHidden();
 virtual bool    isHiddenPeer(const std::string &ssl_id);
 virtual bool    getProxyAddress(const std::string &ssl_id, struct sockaddr_in &proxy_addr, std::string &domain_addr, uint16_t &domain_port);
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqisslproxy.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqisslproxy.cc
index cfcf2ead0..5cfd391cd 100755
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqisslproxy.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqisslproxy.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 const int pqisslproxyzone = 3517;
 
+#define PROXY_DEBUG	1
+
 #define PROXY_STATE_FAILED			0
 #define PROXY_STATE_INIT			1
 #define PROXY_STATE_WAITING_METHOD_RESPONSE	2