diff --git a/docs/onionr-logo.png b/docs/onionr-logo.png
index f52533f0..51060c6a 100644
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diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 9c2b88b7..d42b70a4 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
             i = random.randint(0, maxN)
             logger.info('Using ' + peerList[i] + ' to find new peers')
             try:
-                newAdders = self.performGet('pex', peerList[i])
+                newAdders = self.performGet('pex', peerList[i], skipHighFailureAddress=True)
                 self._utils.mergeAdders(newAdders)
             except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
                 logger.info(peerList[i] + ' connection failed')
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
             else:
                 try:
                     logger.info('Using ' + peerList[i] + ' to find new keys')
-                    newKeys = self.performGet('kex', peerList[i])
+                    newKeys = self.performGet('kex', peerList[i], skipHighFailureAddress=True)
                     # TODO: Require keys to come with POW token (very large amount of POW)
                     self._utils.mergeKeys(newKeys)
                 except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
 
         return urllib.parse.quote_plus(data)
 
-    def performGet(self, action, peer, data=None, peerType='tor'):
+    def performGet(self, action, peer, data=None, skipHighFailureAddress=False, peerType='tor'):
         '''
             Performs a request to a peer through Tor or i2p (currently only Tor)
         '''
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         if not peer in self.peerData:
             self.peerData[peer] = {'connectCount': 0, 'failCount': 0, 'lastConnectTime': math.floor(time.time())}
         socksPort = sys.argv[2]
-        logger.debug('Contacting ' + peer + ' on port ' + socksPort)
         '''We use socks5h to use tor as DNS'''
         proxies = {'http': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:' + str(socksPort), 'https': 'socks5://127.0.0.1:' + str(socksPort)}
         headers = {'user-agent': 'PyOnionr'}
@@ -237,8 +236,13 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         if data != None:
             url = url + '&data=' + self.urlencode(data)
         try:
-            r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies, timeout=(15, 30))
-            retData = r.text
+            if skipHighFailureAddress and self.peerData[peer]['failCount'] > 10:
+                retData = False
+                logger.debug('Skipping ' + peer + ' because of high failure rate')
+            else:
+                logger.debug('Contacting ' + peer + ' on port ' + socksPort)
+                r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies, timeout=(15, 30))
+                retData = r.text
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             logger.warn(action + " failed with peer " + peer + ": " + str(e))
             retData = False
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index 051ad193..c82a39e2 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -40,23 +40,38 @@ class OnionrUtils:
     def sendPM(self, user, message):
         '''High level function to encrypt a message to a peer and insert it as a block'''
         return
+    
+    def incrementAddressSuccess(self, address):
+        '''Increase the recorded sucesses for an address'''
+        increment = self._core.getAddressInfo(address, 'success') + 1
+        self._core.setAddressInfo(address, 'success', increment)
+        return
+        
+    def decrementAddressSuccess(self, address):
+        '''Decrease the recorded sucesses for an address'''
+        increment = self._core.getAddressInfo(address, 'success') - 1
+        self._core.setAddressInfo(address, 'success', increment)
+        return
 
     def mergeKeys(self, newKeyList):
         '''Merge ed25519 key list to our database'''
         retVal = False
-        for key in newKeyList:
-            if not key in self._core.listPeers(randomOrder=False):
-                if self._core.addPeer(key):
-                   retVal = True
+        if newKeyList != False:
+            for key in newKeyList:
+                if not key in self._core.listPeers(randomOrder=False):
+                    if self._core.addPeer(key):
+                        retVal = True
         return retVal
+
     
     def mergeAdders(self, newAdderList):
         '''Merge peer adders list to our database'''
         retVal = False
-        for adder in newAdderList:
-            if not adder in self._core.listAdders(randomOrder=False):
-                if self._core.addAddress(adder):
-                   retVal = True
+        if newAdderList != False:
+            for adder in newAdderList:
+                if not adder in self._core.listAdders(randomOrder=False):
+                    if self._core.addAddress(adder):
+                        retVal = True
         return retVal
 
     def localCommand(self, command):