diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index c79e4eb157..4e3ab7ed6e 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ namespace eosio {
       struct connection_detail {
          std::string host;
          connection_ptr c;
-         tcp::endpoint active_ip;
-         tcp::resolver::results_type ips;
       };
 
       using connection_details_index = multi_index_container<
@@ -315,6 +313,8 @@ namespace eosio {
                 boost::asio::steady_timer::duration conn_period,
                 uint32_t maximum_client_count);
 
+      std::chrono::milliseconds get_heartbeat_timeout() const { return heartbeat_timeout; }
+
       uint32_t get_max_client_count() const { return max_client_count; }
 
       fc::microseconds get_connector_period() const;
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ namespace eosio {
       void add(connection_ptr c);
       string connect(const string& host, const string& p2p_address);
       string resolve_and_connect(const string& host, const string& p2p_address);
-      void update_connection_endpoint(connection_ptr c, const tcp::endpoint& endpoint);
-      void connect(const connection_ptr& c);
       string disconnect(const string& host);
       void close_all();
 
@@ -926,7 +924,7 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       bool populate_handshake( handshake_message& hello ) const;
 
-      bool reconnect();
+      bool resolve_and_connect();
       void connect( const tcp::resolver::results_type& endpoints );
       void start_read_message();
 
@@ -1100,16 +1098,21 @@ namespace eosio {
    };
    
 
-   std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string> split_host_port_type(const std::string& peer_add) {
+   std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string> split_host_port_type(const std::string& peer_add, bool incoming) {
       // host:port:[<trx>|<blk>]
       if (peer_add.empty()) return {};
 
       string::size_type p = peer_add[0] == '[' ? peer_add.find(']') : 0;
-      if (p == string::npos) {
-         fc_wlog( logger, "Invalid peer address: ${peer}", ("peer", peer_add) );
+      string::size_type colon = p != string::npos ? peer_add.find(':', p) : string::npos;
+      if (colon == std::string::npos || colon == 0) {
+         // if incoming then not an error this peer can do anything about
+         if (incoming) {
+            fc_dlog( logger, "Invalid peer address. must be \"host:port[:<blk>|<trx>]\": ${p}", ("p", peer_add) );
+         } else {
+            fc_elog( logger, "Invalid peer address. must be \"host:port[:<blk>|<trx>]\": ${p}", ("p", peer_add) );
+         }
          return {};
       }
-      string::size_type colon = peer_add.find(':', p);
       string::size_type colon2 = peer_add.find(':', colon + 1);
       string::size_type end = colon2 == string::npos
             ? string::npos : peer_add.find_first_of( " :+=.,<>!$%^&(*)|-#@\t", colon2 + 1 ); // future proof by including most symbols without using regex
@@ -1186,8 +1189,8 @@ namespace eosio {
         last_handshake_sent(),
         p2p_address( endpoint )
    {
+      set_connection_type( peer_address() );
       my_impl->mark_bp_connection(this);
-      update_endpoints();
       fc_ilog( logger, "created connection - ${c} to ${n}", ("c", connection_id)("n", endpoint) );
    }
 
@@ -1202,7 +1205,6 @@ namespace eosio {
         last_handshake_recv(),
         last_handshake_sent()
    {
-      update_endpoints();
       fc_dlog( logger, "new connection - ${c} object created for peer ${address}:${port} from listener ${addr}",
                ("c", connection_id)("address", log_remote_endpoint_ip)("port", log_remote_endpoint_port)("addr", listen_address) );
    }
@@ -1235,7 +1237,7 @@ namespace eosio {
 
    // called from connection strand
    void connection::set_connection_type( const std::string& peer_add ) {      
-      auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_add);
+      auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_add, false);
       if( type.empty() ) {
          fc_dlog( logger, "Setting connection - ${c} type for: ${peer} to both transactions and blocks", ("c", connection_id)("peer", peer_add) );
          connection_type = both;
@@ -1296,6 +1298,7 @@ namespace eosio {
    bool connection::start_session() {
       verify_strand_in_this_thread( strand, __func__, __LINE__ );
 
+      update_endpoints();
       boost::asio::ip::tcp::no_delay nodelay( true );
       boost::system::error_code ec;
       socket->set_option( nodelay, ec );
@@ -2745,31 +2748,6 @@ namespace eosio {
 
    //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-   bool connection::reconnect() {
-      switch ( no_retry ) {
-         case no_reason:
-         case wrong_version:
-         case benign_other:
-         case duplicate: // attempt reconnect in case connection has been dropped, should quickly disconnect if duplicate
-            break;
-         default:
-            fc_dlog( logger, "Skipping connect due to go_away reason ${r}",("r", reason_str( no_retry )));
-            return false;
-      }
-      if( consecutive_immediate_connection_close > def_max_consecutive_immediate_connection_close || no_retry == benign_other ) {
-         fc::microseconds connector_period = my_impl->connections.get_connector_period();
-         fc::lock_guard g( conn_mtx );
-         if( last_close == fc::time_point() || last_close > fc::time_point::now() - connector_period ) {
-            return true; // true so doesn't remove from valid connections
-         }
-      }
-      connection_ptr c = shared_from_this();
-      strand.post([c]() {
-         my_impl->connections.connect(c);
-      });
-      return true;
-   }
-
    // called from connection strand
    void connection::connect( const tcp::resolver::results_type& endpoints ) {
       set_state(connection_state::connecting);
@@ -2779,7 +2757,6 @@ namespace eosio {
          boost::asio::bind_executor( strand,
                [c = shared_from_this(), socket=socket]( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::endpoint& endpoint ) {
             if( !err && socket->is_open() && socket == c->socket ) {
-               my_impl->connections.update_connection_endpoint(c, endpoint);
                c->update_endpoints(endpoint);
                if( c->start_session() ) {
                   c->send_handshake();
@@ -2829,7 +2806,7 @@ namespace eosio {
             fc_ilog(logger, "Accepted new connection: " + paddr_str);
 
             connections.any_of_supplied_peers([&listen_address, &paddr_str, &paddr_desc, &limit](const string& peer_addr) {
-               auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_addr);
+               auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_addr, false);
                if (host == paddr_str) {
                   if (limit > 0) {
                      fc_dlog(logger, "Connection inbound to ${la} from ${a} is a configured p2p-peer-address and will not be throttled", ("la", listen_address)("a", paddr_desc));
@@ -3325,9 +3302,9 @@ namespace eosio {
          }
 
          if( incoming() ) {
-            auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(msg.p2p_address);
+            auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(msg.p2p_address, true);
             if (host.size())
-               set_connection_type( msg.p2p_address );
+               set_connection_type( msg.p2p_address);
 
             peer_dlog( this, "checking for duplicate" );
             auto is_duplicate = [&](const connection_ptr& check) {
@@ -4499,7 +4476,7 @@ namespace eosio {
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    size_t connections_manager::number_connections() const {
-      std::lock_guard g(connections_mtx);
+      std::shared_lock g(connections_mtx);
       return connections.size();
    }
 
@@ -4528,8 +4505,9 @@ namespace eosio {
       update_p2p_connection_metrics = std::move(fun);
    }
 
+   // can be called from any thread
    void connections_manager::connect_supplied_peers(const string& p2p_address) {
-      std::unique_lock g(connections_mtx);
+      std::shared_lock g(connections_mtx);
       chain::flat_set<string> peers = supplied_peers;
       g.unlock();
       for (const auto& peer : peers) {
@@ -4539,12 +4517,9 @@ namespace eosio {
 
    void connections_manager::add( connection_ptr c ) {
       std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-      boost::system::error_code ec;
-      auto endpoint = c->socket->remote_endpoint(ec);
       connections.insert( connection_detail{
          .host = c->peer_address(), 
-         .c = std::move(c),
-         .active_ip = endpoint} );
+         .c = std::move(c)} );
    }
 
    // called by API
@@ -4556,62 +4531,72 @@ namespace eosio {
    }
 
    string connections_manager::resolve_and_connect( const string& peer_address, const string& listen_address ) {
-      string::size_type colon = peer_address.find(':');
-      if (colon == std::string::npos || colon == 0) {
-         fc_elog( logger, "Invalid peer address. must be \"host:port[:<blk>|<trx>]\": ${p}", ("p", peer_address) );
+      auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_address, false);
+      if (host.empty()) {
          return "invalid peer address";
       }
 
-      std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-      if( find_connection_i( peer_address ) )
-         return "already connected";
-
-      auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_address);
-
-      auto resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my_impl->thread_pool.get_executor() );
-
-      resolver->async_resolve(host, port, 
-         [resolver, host = host, port = port, peer_address = peer_address, listen_address = listen_address, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::resolver::results_type& results ) {
-            connection_ptr c = std::make_shared<connection>( peer_address, listen_address );
-            c->set_heartbeat_timeout( heartbeat_timeout );
-            std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-            auto [it, inserted] = connections.emplace( connection_detail{
-               .host = peer_address,
-               .c = std::move(c),
-               .ips = results
-            });
-            if( !err ) {
-               it->c->connect( results );
-            } else {
-               fc_wlog( logger, "Unable to resolve ${host}:${port} ${error}",
-                        ("host", host)("port", port)( "error", err.message() ) );
-               it->c->set_state(connection::connection_state::closed);
-               ++(it->c->consecutive_immediate_connection_close);
-            }
-      } );
+      {
+         std::shared_lock g( connections_mtx );
+         if( find_connection_i( peer_address ) )
+            return "already connected";
+      }
 
-      return "added connection";
-   }
+      connection_ptr c = std::make_shared<connection>( peer_address, listen_address );
+      if (c->resolve_and_connect()) {
+         add(std::move(c));
 
-   void connections_manager::update_connection_endpoint(connection_ptr c,
-                                                        const tcp::endpoint& endpoint) {
-      std::unique_lock g( connections_mtx );
-      auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
-      const auto& it = index.find(c);
-      if( it != index.end() ) {
-         index.modify(it, [endpoint](connection_detail& cd) {
-            cd.active_ip = endpoint;
-         });
+         return "added connection";
       }
+
+      return "connection failed";
    }
 
-   void connections_manager::connect(const connection_ptr& c) {
-      std::lock_guard g( connections_mtx );
-      const auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
-      const auto& it = index.find(c);
-      if( it != index.end() ) {
-         it->c->connect( it->ips );
+   // called from any thread
+   bool connection::resolve_and_connect() {
+      switch ( no_retry ) {
+         case no_reason:
+         case wrong_version:
+         case benign_other:
+         case duplicate: // attempt reconnect in case connection has been dropped, should quickly disconnect if duplicate
+            break;
+         default:
+            fc_dlog( logger, "Skipping connect due to go_away reason ${r}",("r", reason_str( no_retry )));
+            return false;
+      }
+
+      auto [host, port, type] = split_host_port_type(peer_address(), false);
+      if (host.empty())
+         return false;
+
+      connection_ptr c = shared_from_this();
+
+      if( consecutive_immediate_connection_close > def_max_consecutive_immediate_connection_close || no_retry == benign_other ) {
+         fc::microseconds connector_period = my_impl->connections.get_connector_period();
+         fc::lock_guard g( conn_mtx );
+         if( last_close == fc::time_point() || last_close > fc::time_point::now() - connector_period ) {
+            return true; // true so doesn't remove from valid connections
+         }
       }
+
+      strand.post([c, host, port]() {
+         auto resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my_impl->thread_pool.get_executor() );
+         resolver->async_resolve(host, port, boost::asio::bind_executor(c->strand,
+            [resolver, c, host, port]
+            ( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::resolver::results_type& results ) {
+               c->set_heartbeat_timeout( my_impl->connections.get_heartbeat_timeout() );
+               if( !err ) {
+                  c->connect( results );
+               } else {
+                  fc_wlog( logger, "Unable to resolve ${host}:${port} ${error}",
+                           ("host", host)("port", port)( "error", err.message() ) );
+                  c->set_state(connection::connection_state::closed);
+                  ++c->consecutive_immediate_connection_close;
+               }
+         } ) );
+      } );
+
+      return true;
    }
 
    // called by API
@@ -4640,8 +4625,11 @@ namespace eosio {
    }
 
    std::optional<connection_status> connections_manager::status( const string& host )const {
-      std::shared_lock g( connections_mtx );
-      auto con = find_connection_i( host );
+      connection_ptr con;
+      {
+         std::shared_lock g( connections_mtx );
+         con = find_connection_i( host );
+      }
       if( con ) {
          return con->get_status();
       }
@@ -4649,12 +4637,19 @@ namespace eosio {
    }
 
    vector<connection_status> connections_manager::connection_statuses()const {
+      vector<connection_ptr> conns;
       vector<connection_status> result;
-      std::shared_lock g( connections_mtx );
-      auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
-      result.reserve( index.size() );
-      for( const connection_detail& cd : index ) {
-         result.emplace_back( cd.c->get_status() );
+      {
+         std::shared_lock g( connections_mtx );
+         auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
+         result.reserve( index.size() );
+         conns.reserve( index.size() );
+         for( const connection_detail& cd : index ) {
+            conns.emplace_back( cd.c );
+         }
+      }
+      for (const auto& c : conns) {
+         result.push_back( c->get_status() );
       }
       return result;
    }
@@ -4716,7 +4711,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       auto cleanup = [&num_peers, &num_rm, this](vector<connection_ptr>&& reconnecting, 
                                                  vector<connection_ptr>&& removing) {
          for( auto& c : reconnecting ) {
-            if (!c->reconnect()) {
+            if (!c->resolve_and_connect()) {
                --num_peers;
                ++num_rm;
                removing.push_back(c);
@@ -4782,7 +4777,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       assert(update_p2p_connection_metrics);
       auto from = from_connection.lock();
       std::shared_lock g(connections_mtx);
-      auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
+      const auto& index = connections.get<by_connection>();
       size_t num_clients = 0, num_peers = 0, num_bp_peers = 0;
       net_plugin::p2p_per_connection_metrics per_connection(index.size());
       for (auto it = index.begin(); it != index.end(); ++it) {