diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index e19decbda83..9b803180f97 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1727,14 +1727,12 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect)
                     // free to make, an attacker could make them to prevent us from connecting to
                     // certain peers.
                     case ConnectionType::INBOUND:
-                    // Manually selected connections should not affect how we select outbound
-                    // peers from addrman.
-                    case ConnectionType::MANUAL:
                     // Short-lived outbound connections should not affect how we select outbound
                     // peers from addrman.
                     case ConnectionType::ADDR_FETCH:
                     case ConnectionType::FEELER:
                         break;
+                    case ConnectionType::MANUAL:
                     case ConnectionType::OUTBOUND_FULL_RELAY:
                     case ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY:
                         setConnected.insert(m_netgroupman.GetGroup(pnode->addr));