diff --git a/substrate/core/network-libp2p/src/custom_proto/behaviour.rs b/substrate/core/network-libp2p/src/custom_proto/behaviour.rs
index 92bc725afe..20fb8d0e9e 100644
--- a/substrate/core/network-libp2p/src/custom_proto/behaviour.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/network-libp2p/src/custom_proto/behaviour.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ impl<TSubstream> CustomProtos<TSubstream> {
 
 		// We're done with reserved node; return early if there's nothing more to do.
 		if self.reserved_only {
+			// We set a timeout to 60 seconds for trying to connect again, however in practice
+			// a round will happen as soon as we fail to dial, disconnect from a node, allow
+			// unreserved nodes, and so on.
+			self.next_connect_to_nodes.reset(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(60));
 			return
 		}