diff --git a/external/oxen-libquic b/external/oxen-libquic
index 921a85852..3ace46701 160000
--- a/external/oxen-libquic
+++ b/external/oxen-libquic
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 921a85852a12510d374e1042d983e98f40f07689
+Subproject commit 3ace46701449c4c01f74aae2e0be3b4164768911
diff --git a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
index dd25393dd..0c8f15387 100644
--- a/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
+++ b/llarp/link/link_manager.cpp
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ namespace llarp
 
     auto& src = is_seed ? node_db->bootstrap_seeds() : node_db->get_known_rcs();
     auto count = src.size();
+    
+    if (is_seed)
+      node_db->bootstrap_seeds().insert(remote);
+    else
+      node_db->put_rc(remote);
 
     if (count == 0)
     {
@@ -710,10 +715,6 @@ namespace llarp
       }
     }
 
-    if (is_seed)
-      node_db->bootstrap_seeds().insert(remote);
-    else
-      node_db->put_rc(remote);
 
     m.respond(std::move(btdp).str());
   }