diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 102d81579f9e8..5d432cca14c1a 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2423,12 +2423,15 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect)
     // Connect to specific addresses
     if (!connect.empty())
     {
+        // Attempt v2 connection if we support v2 - we'll reconnect with v1 if our
+        // peer doesn't support it or immediately disconnects us for another reason.
+        const bool use_v2transport(GetLocalServices() & NODE_P2P_V2);
         for (int64_t nLoop = 0;; nLoop++)
         {
             for (const std::string& strAddr : connect)
             {
                 CAddress addr(CService(), NODE_NONE);
-                OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, {}, strAddr.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL, /*use_v2transport=*/false);
+                OpenNetworkConnection(addr, false, {}, strAddr.c_str(), ConnectionType::MANUAL, /*use_v2transport=*/use_v2transport);
                 for (int i = 0; i < 10 && i < nLoop; i++)
                 {
                     if (!interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500)))
@@ -2437,6 +2440,7 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenConnections(const std::vector<std::string> connect)
             }
             if (!interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500)))
                 return;
+            PerformReconnections();
         }
     }
 
@@ -2846,11 +2850,11 @@ void CConnman::ThreadOpenAddedConnections()
             if (!interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500))) return;
             grant = CSemaphoreGrant(*semAddnode, /*fTry=*/true);
         }
+        // See if any reconnections are desired.
+        PerformReconnections();
         // Retry every 60 seconds if a connection was attempted, otherwise two seconds
         if (!interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(tried ? 60 : 2)))
             return;
-        // See if any reconnections are desired.
-        PerformReconnections();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 547e032ba6101..6b9386e511ed3 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -1084,10 +1084,11 @@ class CConnman
         vWhitelistedRange = connOptions.vWhitelistedRange;
         {
             LOCK(m_added_nodes_mutex);
-
+            // Attempt v2 connection if we support v2 - we'll reconnect with v1 if our
+            // peer doesn't support it or immediately disconnects us for another reason.
+            const bool use_v2transport(GetLocalServices() & NODE_P2P_V2);
             for (const std::string& added_node : connOptions.m_added_nodes) {
-                // -addnode cli arg does not currently have a way to signal BIP324 support
-                m_added_node_params.push_back({added_node, false});
+                m_added_node_params.push_back({added_node, use_v2transport});
             }
         }
         m_onion_binds = connOptions.onion_binds;