diff --git a/crates/radicle-protocol/src/service.rs b/crates/radicle-protocol/src/service.rs
index d4ef6fa8..405dd223 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-protocol/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-protocol/src/service.rs
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ where
         });
 
         // Attempt to re-connect to persistent peers.
-        if self.config.peer(&remote).is_some() {
+        if self.config.is_persistent(&remote) {
             let delay = LocalDuration::from_secs(2u64.saturating_pow(session.attempts() as u32))
                 .clamp(MIN_RECONNECTION_DELTA, MAX_RECONNECTION_DELTA);