diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
index a8d887daf..bdeda264c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/NetworkDialog.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void NetworkDialog::removeUnusedKeys()
 			std::cerr << "Skipping public/secret key pair " << *it << std::endl;
 			continue ;
 		}
-		if(now > (time_t) (THREE_MONTHS + details.lastUsed))
+		if(now > (time_t) (THREE_MONTHS + details.lastUsed) && !details.accept_connection)
 		{
 			std::cerr << "Adding " << *it << " to pre-selection." << std::endl;
             pre_selected.insert(*it) ;