diff --git a/onionr/tests/test_networkmerger.py b/onionr/tests/test_networkmerger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0054f697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/tests/test_networkmerger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(".")
+import unittest, uuid
+
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+from utils import networkmerger, createdirs
+from coredb import keydb
+import setupconfig
+from utils import createdirs
+createdirs.create_dirs()
+setupconfig.setup_config()
+class NetworkMergerTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_valid_merge(self):
+        adders = 'facebookcorewwwi.onion,mporbyyjhmz2c62shctbi3ngrslne5lpcyav6uzhxok45iblodhgjoad.onion'
+        networkmerger.mergeAdders(adders)
+        added = keydb.listkeys.list_adders()
+        self.assertIn('mporbyyjhmz2c62shctbi3ngrslne5lpcyav6uzhxok45iblodhgjoad.onion', added)
+        self.assertNotIn('inwalidkcorewwi.onion', added)
+        self.assertIn('facebookcorewwwi.onion', added)
+    
+    def test_invalid_mergeself(self):
+        adders = 'facebookc0rewwi.onion,sdfsdfsdf.onion, ssdf324, null, \n'
+        networkmerger.mergeAdders(adders)
+        added = keydb.listkeys.list_adders()
+        for adder in adders:
+            self.assertNotIn(adder, added)
+
+unittest.main()
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diff --git a/onionr/tests/test_stringvalidations.py b/onionr/tests/test_stringvalidations.py
index 9f23669a..6e44484d 100755
--- a/onionr/tests/test_stringvalidations.py
+++ b/onionr/tests/test_stringvalidations.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class OnionrValidations(unittest.TestCase):
         valid = ['facebookcorewwwi.onion', 'vww6ybal4bd7szmgncyruucpgfkqahzddi37ktceo3ah7ngmcopnpyyd.onion', 
         '5bvb5ncnfr4dlsfriwczpzcvo65kn7fnnlnt2ln7qvhzna2xaldq.b32.i2p']
 
-        invalid = [None, 'dsfewjirji0ejipdfs', '', '    ', '\n', '\r\n', 'f$ce%^okc+rewwwi.onion']
+        invalid = [None, 'dsfewjirji0ejipdfs', '', '    ', '\n', '\r\n', 'f$ce%^okc+rewwwi.onion', 'facebookc0rewwi.onion']
 
         for x in valid:
             print('testing', x)
diff --git a/onionr/utils/networkmerger.py b/onionr/utils/networkmerger.py
index bd06cbf6..bfa1d349 100755
--- a/onionr/utils/networkmerger.py
+++ b/onionr/utils/networkmerger.py
@@ -26,25 +26,21 @@ def mergeAdders(newAdderList):
         Merge peer adders list to our database
     '''
     blacklist = onionrblacklist.OnionrBlackList()
-    try:
-        retVal = False
-        if newAdderList != False:
-            for adder in newAdderList.split(','):
-                adder = adder.strip()
-                if not adder in keydb.listkeys.list_adders(randomOrder = False) and adder != gettransports.transports[0] and not blacklist.inBlacklist(adder):
-                    if not config.get('tor.v3onions') and len(adder) == 62:
-                        continue
-                    if keydb.addkeys.add_address(adder):
-                        # Check if we have the maximum amount of allowed stored peers
-                        if config.get('peers.max_stored_peers') > len(keydb.listkeys.list_adders()):
-                            logger.info('Added %s to db.' % adder, timestamp = True)
-                            retVal = True
-                        else:
-                            logger.warn('Reached the maximum amount of peers in the net database as allowed by your config.')
-                else:
-                    pass
-                    #logger.debug('%s is either our address or already in our DB' % adder)
-        return retVal
-    except Exception as error:
-        logger.error('Failed to merge adders.', error = error)
-        return False
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+    retVal = False
+    if newAdderList != False:
+        for adder in newAdderList.split(','):
+            adder = adder.strip()
+            if not adder in keydb.listkeys.list_adders(randomOrder = False) and not adder in gettransports.get() and not blacklist.inBlacklist(adder):
+                if not config.get('tor.v3onions', True) and len(adder) == 62:
+                    continue
+                if keydb.addkeys.add_address(adder):
+                    # Check if we have the maximum amount of allowed stored peers
+                    if config.get('peers.max_stored_peers') > len(keydb.listkeys.list_adders()):
+                        logger.info('Added %s to db.' % adder, timestamp = True)
+                        retVal = True
+                    else:
+                        logger.warn('Reached the maximum amount of peers in the net database as allowed by your config.')
+            else:
+                pass
+                #logger.debug('%s is either our address or already in our DB' % adder)
+    return retVal