diff --git a/llarp/path/pathset.cpp b/llarp/path/pathset.cpp
index 0614e6cef..a1088c6c4 100644
--- a/llarp/path/pathset.cpp
+++ b/llarp/path/pathset.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <routing/dht_message.hpp>
 #include <router/abstractrouter.hpp>
 
+#include <random>
+
 namespace llarp
 {
   namespace path
@@ -161,6 +163,33 @@ namespace llarp
       return chosen;
     }
 
+    Path_ptr
+    PathSet::GetRandomPathByRouter(RouterID id, PathRole roles) const
+    {
+      Lock_t l(m_PathsMutex);
+      std::vector<Path_ptr> chosen;
+      auto itr = m_Paths.begin();
+      while (itr != m_Paths.end())
+      {
+        if (itr->second->IsReady() && itr->second->SupportsAnyRoles(roles))
+        {
+          if (itr->second->Endpoint() == id)
+          {
+            chosen.emplace_back(itr->second);
+          }
+        }
+        ++itr;
+      }
+      if (chosen.empty())
+        return nullptr;
+      size_t idx = 0;
+      if (chosen.size() >= 2)
+      {
+        idx = rand() % chosen.size();
+      }
+      return chosen[idx];
+    }
+
     Path_ptr
     PathSet::GetByEndpointWithID(RouterID ep, PathID_t id) const
     {
diff --git a/llarp/path/pathset.hpp b/llarp/path/pathset.hpp
index 10215e9df..3c9a205da 100644
--- a/llarp/path/pathset.hpp
+++ b/llarp/path/pathset.hpp
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ namespace llarp
       Path_ptr
       GetNewestPathByRouter(RouterID router, PathRole roles = ePathRoleAny) const;
 
+      Path_ptr
+      GetRandomPathByRouter(RouterID router, PathRole roles = ePathRoleAny) const;
+
       Path_ptr
       GetPathByID(PathID_t id) const;
 
diff --git a/llarp/service/sendcontext.cpp b/llarp/service/sendcontext.cpp
index 1415381c0..febc15305 100644
--- a/llarp/service/sendcontext.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/sendcontext.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace llarp
       f->T = currentConvoTag;
       f->S = ++sequenceNo;
 
-      auto path = m_PathSet->GetNewestPathByRouter(remoteIntro.router);
+      auto path = m_PathSet->GetRandomPathByRouter(remoteIntro.router);
       if (!path)
       {
         LogError(m_Endpoint->Name(), " cannot encrypt and send: no path for intro ", remoteIntro);