diff --git a/llarp/dht/localserviceaddresslookup.cpp b/llarp/dht/localserviceaddresslookup.cpp
index 0c3dcd19c..def38fc67 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/localserviceaddresslookup.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/localserviceaddresslookup.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace llarp
         return;
       }
       // pick newest if we have more than 1 result
-      if(valuesFound.size() > 1)
+      if(valuesFound.size())
       {
         service::IntroSet found;
         for(const auto &introset : valuesFound)
diff --git a/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp b/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
index 0bcab6951..43d09b1f1 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ namespace llarp
     void
     RecursiveRouterLookup::SendReply()
     {
+      if(valuesFound.size())
+      {
+        RouterContact found;
+        for(const auto &rc : valuesFound)
+        {
+          if(found.OtherIsNewer(rc))
+            found = rc;
+        }
+        valuesFound.clear();
+        valuesFound.emplace_back(found);
+      }
       if(resultHandler)
       {
         resultHandler(valuesFound);
diff --git a/llarp/dht/serviceaddresslookup.cpp b/llarp/dht/serviceaddresslookup.cpp
index b64e86bf7..fa2fa02f9 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/serviceaddresslookup.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/serviceaddresslookup.cpp
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ namespace llarp
         handleResult(valuesFound);
       }
       // get newest introset
-      if(valuesFound.size() > 1)
+      if(valuesFound.size())
       {
         llarp::service::IntroSet found;
-        for(const auto & introset : valuesFound)
+        for(const auto &introset : valuesFound)
           if(found.OtherIsNewer(introset))
             found = introset;
         valuesFound.clear();
diff --git a/llarp/router_contact.hpp b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
index 397550e96..e813acc14 100644
--- a/llarp/router_contact.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router_contact.hpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace llarp
     /// node nickname, yw kee
     llarp::AlignedBuffer< NICKLEN > nickname;
 
-    uint64_t last_updated;
+    uint64_t last_updated = 0;
 
     bool
     BEncode(llarp_buffer_t *buf) const override;