diff --git a/ant-networking/src/cmd.rs b/ant-networking/src/cmd.rs
index 6171fe0114..99e35136d9 100644
--- a/ant-networking/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/ant-networking/src/cmd.rs
@@ -507,7 +507,12 @@ impl SwarmDriver {
             NetworkSwarmCmd::AddPeerAddresses { addresses, sender } => {
                 cmd_string = "AddPeerAddresses";
                 for (peer, addr) in addresses {
-                    let _update = self.swarm.behaviour_mut().kademlia.add_address(&peer, addr);
+                    if let Some(kbucket) = self.swarm.behaviour_mut().kademlia.kbucket(peer) {
+                        let ilog2 = kbucket.range().0.ilog2();
+                        let peers = self.bootstrap_peers.entry(ilog2).or_default();
+                        peers.insert(peer);
+                    }
+                    let _ = self.dial(addr);
                 }
                 let _ = sender.send(());
             }
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
index 3f9fb81b94..d72c406e09 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -129,11 +129,18 @@ impl Client {
         if peers_with_p2p.len() < peers_len {
             tracing::warn!("Some bootstrap addresses have no peer ID, skipping them");
         }
-        let _ = network.add_peer_addresses(peers_with_p2p).await;
+
+        let network_clone = network.clone();
+        let _handle = ant_networking::target_arch::spawn(async move {
+            if let Err(err) = network_clone.add_peer_addresses(peers_with_p2p).await {
+                error!("Failed to add addresses with err: {err:?}");
+            }
+        });
 
         Ok(Self {
             network,
             client_event_sender: Arc::new(None),
+            evm_network: Default::default(),
         })
     }