diff --git a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
index 83a2e2137..ac1442276 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ RETRY:
 					// peers is.
 
 					// nolint:gosec // G404: Use of weak random number generator
-					if len(ranked) <= int(limit) || rand.Intn((idx+1)*2) <= idx+1 {
+					if numAddresses <= int(limit) || rand.Intn((idx+1)*2) <= idx+1 {
 						seenAddresses[addressInfo.Address] = struct{}{}
 						addresses = append(addresses, addressInfo.Address)
 						addedLastIteration = true