diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 2a09d20dea..2d1f708edc 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1432,16 +1432,17 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
         //
         CAddress addrConnect;
 
-        // Only connect to one address per a.b.?.? range.
+        // Only connect out to one peer per network group (/16 for IPv4).
         // Do this here so we don't have to critsect vNodes inside mapAddresses critsect.
         int nOutbound = 0;
         set<vector<unsigned char> > setConnected;
         {
             LOCK(cs_vNodes);
             BOOST_FOREACH(CNode* pnode, vNodes) {
-                setConnected.insert(pnode->addr.GetGroup());
-                if (!pnode->fInbound)
+                if (!pnode->fInbound) {
+                    setConnected.insert(pnode->addr.GetGroup());
                     nOutbound++;
+                }
             }
         }