diff --git a/daemon/Daemon.cpp b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
index 212d90c4..cfcf1025 100644
--- a/daemon/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace util
 		if(!ntcp2) LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Daemon: ntcp2 disabled");
 
 		i2p::transport::transports.SetCheckReserved(checkInReserved);
-		i2p::transport::transports.Start(ntcp2 || i2p::context.SupportsMesh (), ssu);
+		i2p::transport::transports.Start(ntcp2, ssu);
 		if (i2p::transport::transports.IsBoundSSU() || i2p::transport::transports.IsBoundNTCP2())
 			LogPrint(eLogInfo, "Daemon: Transports started");
 		else
diff --git a/libi2pd/Transports.cpp b/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
index 36bf1ac5..b6ed57b9 100644
--- a/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/Transports.cpp
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ namespace transport
 		std::string ntcp2proxy; i2p::config::GetOption("ntcp2.proxy", ntcp2proxy);
 		i2p::http::URL proxyurl;
 		// create NTCP2. TODO: move to acceptor
-		if (enableNTCP2)
+		if (enableNTCP2 || i2p::context.SupportsMesh ())
 		{
-			if(!ntcp2proxy.empty())
+			if(!ntcp2proxy.empty() && enableNTCP2)
 			{
 				if(proxyurl.parse(ntcp2proxy))
 				{