diff --git a/onionr/api.py b/onionr/api.py
index fa7833fe..a10a9163 100755
--- a/onionr/api.py
+++ b/onionr/api.py
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ class PublicAPI:
 
         @app.route('/pex')
         def peerExchange():
-            response = ','.join(clientAPI._core.listAdders())
+            response = ','.join(clientAPI._core.listAdders(recent=3600))
             if len(response) == 0:
-                response = 'none'
+                response = ''
             return Response(response)
         
         @app.route('/announce', methods=['post'])
diff --git a/onionr/communicator2.py b/onionr/communicator2.py
index d63bb9db..0458aa74 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator2.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator2.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
 
         netCheckTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonTools.netCheck, 600)
         if config.get('general.security_level') == 0:
-            announceTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonTools.announceNode, 86400, requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
+            announceTimer = OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonTools.announceNode, 3600, requiresPeer=True, maxThreads=1)
             announceTimer.count = (announceTimer.frequency - 120)
         else:
             logger.debug('Will not announce node.')
diff --git a/onionr/core.py b/onionr/core.py
index 3a09f758..35e9bb11 100644
--- a/onionr/core.py
+++ b/onionr/core.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class Core:
 
         return
 
-    def listAdders(self, randomOrder=True, i2p=True):
+    def listAdders(self, randomOrder=True, i2p=True, recent=0):
         '''
             Return a list of addresses
         '''
@@ -417,8 +417,17 @@ class Core:
             addresses = c.execute('SELECT * FROM adders;')
         addressList = []
         for i in addresses:
+            if len(i[0].strip()) == 0:
+                continue
             addressList.append(i[0])
         conn.close()
+        testList = list(addressList) # create new list to iterate
+        for address in testList:
+            try:
+                if recent > 0 and (self._utils.getEpoch() - self.getAddressInfo(address, 'lastConnect')) > recent:
+                    raise TypeError # If there is no last-connected date or it was too long ago, don't add peer to list if recent is not 0
+            except TypeError:
+                addressList.remove(address)
         return addressList
 
     def listPeers(self, randomOrder=True, getPow=False, trust=0):
diff --git a/onionr/onionrpeers.py b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
index e4793dfb..e0a509c4 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrpeers.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         self.friendSigCount = 0
         self.success = 0
         self.failure = 0
+        self.connectTime = None
 
         if not isinstance(coreInst, core.Core):
             raise TypeError("coreInst must be a type of core.Core")
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         assert isinstance(self.coreInst, core.Core)
 
         self.loadScore()
+        self.getConnectTime()
         return
 
     def loadScore(self):
@@ -44,7 +46,13 @@ class PeerProfiles:
         except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
             self.success = 0
         self.score = self.success
-
+    
+    def getConnectTime(self):
+        try:
+            self.connectTime = self.coreInst.getAddressInfo(self.address, 'lastConnect')
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        
     def saveScore(self):
         '''Save the node's score to the database'''
         self.coreInst.setAddressInfo(self.address, 'success', self.score)
@@ -61,14 +69,21 @@ def getScoreSortedPeerList(coreInst):
 
     peerList = coreInst.listAdders()
     peerScores = {}
+    peerTimes = {}
 
     for address in peerList:
         # Load peer's profiles into a list
         profile = PeerProfiles(address, coreInst)
         peerScores[address] = profile.score
+        if not isinstance(profile.connectTime, type(None)):
+            peerTimes[address] = profile.connectTime
+        else:
+            peerTimes[address] = 9000
 
-    # Sort peers by their score, greatest to least
+    # Sort peers by their score, greatest to least, and then last connected time
     peerList = sorted(peerScores, key=peerScores.get, reverse=True)
+    peerList = sorted(peerTimes, key=peerTimes.get, reverse=True)
+    print(peerList)
     return peerList
 
 def peerCleanup(coreInst):