diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java index b4b8dd80fb..32a1507f77 100644 --- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java +++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java @@ -1574,6 +1574,14 @@ public class OpenOfferManager implements PeerManager.Listener, DecryptedDirectMe return; } + // Don't allow trade start if not connected to Monero node + if (!Boolean.TRUE.equals(xmrConnectionService.isConnected())) { + errorMessage = "We got a handleOfferAvailabilityRequest but we are not connected to a Monero node."; + log.info(errorMessage); + sendAckMessage(request.getClass(), peer, request.getPubKeyRing(), request.getOfferId(), request.getUid(), false, errorMessage); + return; + } + if (stopped) { errorMessage = "We have stopped already. We ignore that handleOfferAvailabilityRequest call."; log.debug(errorMessage);