diff --git a/p2p/src/peer.rs b/p2p/src/peer.rs
index b833602d0..98763f291 100644
--- a/p2p/src/peer.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/peer.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl Peer {
 	}
 
 	pub fn send_peer_request(&self, capab: Capabilities) -> Result<(), Error> {
-		trace!("Asking {} for more peers.", self.info.addr);
+		trace!("Asking {} for more peers {:?}", self.info.addr, capab);
 		self.connection.as_ref().unwrap().lock().send(
 			&GetPeerAddrs {
 				capabilities: capab,
diff --git a/servers/src/grin/seed.rs b/servers/src/grin/seed.rs
index f1b668708..d1e6ee9e1 100644
--- a/servers/src/grin/seed.rs
+++ b/servers/src/grin/seed.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ pub fn connect_and_monitor(
 					monitor_peers(
 						peers.clone(),
 						p2p_server.config.clone(),
-						capabilities,
 						tx.clone(),
 						preferred_peers.clone(),
 					);
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ pub fn connect_and_monitor(
 fn monitor_peers(
 	peers: Arc<p2p::Peers>,
 	config: p2p::P2PConfig,
-	capabilities: p2p::Capabilities,
 	tx: mpsc::Sender<SocketAddr>,
 	preferred_peers_list: Option<Vec<SocketAddr>>,
 ) {
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ fn monitor_peers(
 			config.port,
 			p.info.addr,
 		);
-		let _ = p.send_peer_request(capabilities);
+		let _ = p.send_peer_request(p2p::Capabilities::PEER_LIST);
 		connected_peers.push(p.info.addr)
 	}
 
@@ -212,6 +210,7 @@ fn monitor_peers(
 		p2p::Capabilities::UNKNOWN,
 		config.peer_max_count() as usize,
 	);
+
 	for p in new_peers.iter().filter(|p| !peers.is_known(&p.addr)) {
 		trace!(
 			"monitor_peers: on {}:{}, queue to soon try {}",
@@ -249,7 +248,8 @@ fn connect_to_seeds_and_preferred_peers(
 	peers_preferred_list: Option<Vec<SocketAddr>>,
 ) {
 	// check if we have some peers in db
-	let peers = peers.find_peers(p2p::State::Healthy, p2p::Capabilities::FULL_NODE, 100);
+	// look for peers that are able to give us other peers (via PEER_LIST capability)
+	let peers = peers.find_peers(p2p::State::Healthy, p2p::Capabilities::PEER_LIST, 100);
 
 	// if so, get their addresses, otherwise use our seeds
 	let mut peer_addrs = if peers.len() > 3 {