diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
index 22bea7aef..dd1059d0d 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ p3BitDht::p3BitDht(std::string id, pqiConnectCb *cb, p3NetMgr *nm,
 
 	/* enable all modes */
 	mUdpBitDht->ConnectionOptions(
-			BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_DIRECT | BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_PROXY | BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_RELAY,
+			// BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_DIRECT | BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_PROXY | BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_RELAY,
+			BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_DIRECT | BITDHT_CONNECT_MODE_PROXY,
                         BITDHT_CONNECT_OPTION_AUTOPROXY);
 
 }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
index e6c46b2d9..6f7701c65 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3linkmgr.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ const int p3connectzone = 3431;
  * #define LINKMGR_DEBUG_ACTIONS  1
  ***/
 
+/****
+ * #define DISABLE_UDP_CONNECTIONS	1		
+ ***/
 
 /****
  * #define P3CONNMGR_NO_TCP_CONNECTIONS 1
@@ -1283,7 +1286,6 @@ bool   p3LinkMgrIMPL::tryConnectUDP(const std::string &id, struct sockaddr_in &r
 
 {
 
-#define DISABLE_UDP_CONNECTIONS	1
 #ifdef DISABLE_UDP_CONNECTIONS
 
 	std::cerr << "p3LinkMgrIMPL::tryConnectUDP() CONNECTIONS DISABLED FOR NOW... id: " << id << std::endl;