diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
index f4de8c095..0ce9f854a 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ p3BitDht::p3BitDht(std::string id, pqiConnectCb *cb, p3NetMgr *nm,
 	mRelay = NULL;
 
 	std::string dhtVersion = "RS51"; // should come from elsewhere!
-	bdNodeId ownId;
+        mOwnRsId = id;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_BITDHT
 	std::cerr << "p3BitDht::p3BitDht()" << std::endl;
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ p3BitDht::p3BitDht(std::string id, pqiConnectCb *cb, p3NetMgr *nm,
 
 	/* setup ownId */
 	storeTranslation_locked(id);
-	lookupNodeId_locked(id, &ownId);
+	lookupNodeId_locked(id, &mOwnDhtId);
 
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_BITDHT
 	std::cerr << "Own NodeId: ";
-	bdStdPrintNodeId(std::cerr, &ownId);
+	bdStdPrintNodeId(std::cerr, &mOwnDhtId);
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 #endif
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ p3BitDht::p3BitDht(std::string id, pqiConnectCb *cb, p3NetMgr *nm,
 #endif
 
 	/* create dht */
-	mUdpBitDht = new UdpBitDht(udpstack, &ownId, dhtVersion, bootstrapfile, stdfns);
+	mUdpBitDht = new UdpBitDht(udpstack, &mOwnDhtId, dhtVersion, bootstrapfile, stdfns);
 	udpstack->addReceiver(mUdpBitDht);
 
 	/* setup callback to here */
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.h b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.h
index bebb98298..8542ae157 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht.h
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ int 	calculateNodeId(const std::string pid, bdNodeId *id);
 
 	RsMutex dhtMtx;
 
+	std::string mOwnRsId;
+	bdNodeId    mOwnDhtId;
+
 	time_t mMinuteTS;
 
 	/* translation maps */
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht_peernet.cc b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht_peernet.cc
index 3d04a541d..cf1249f86 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht_peernet.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/dht/p3bitdht_peernet.cc
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ int p3BitDht::NodeCallback(const bdId *id, uint32_t peerflags)
 		 * ideally don't pass to both peers... (XXX do later)
 		 */
 
+		{
+			RsStackMutex stack(dhtMtx); /********** LOCKED MUTEX ***************/	
+			if (id->id == mOwnDhtId)
+			{
+#ifdef DEBUG_BITDHT_COMMON
+				std::cerr << "p3BitDht::NodeCallback() Skipping own id";
+				bdStdPrintId(std::cerr, id);
+				std::cerr << std::endl;
+#endif
+				return 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+
 		if ((mProxyStunner) && (mProxyStunner->needStunPeers()))
 		{
 #ifdef DEBUG_BITDHT_COMMON