diff --git a/node/config/config.go b/node/config/config.go
index f27056b..e4cfe73 100644
--- a/node/config/config.go
+++ b/node/config/config.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ func LoadConfig(configPath string, proverKey string) (*Config, error) {
 
 	bootstrapPeers := []string{
 		"/dns/bootstrap.quilibrium.com/udp/8336/quic/p2p/QmUhm9iZVruSxyavjoPLCfuoRG94SGQEkfxEEoukEZmD5B",
+		"/dns/quaalude.quilibrium.com/udp/8336/quic/p2p/QmcKQjpQmLpbDsiif2MuakhHFyxWvqYauPsJDaXnLav7PJ",
+		"/dns/quecifer.quilibrium.com/udp/8336/quic/p2p/QmQkyqziNCycUDdeBypkikMZWH2bBmmxfK7cbJFJmyyQdQ",
+		"/dns/quantum.quilibrium.com/udp/8336/quic/p2p/QmXaSyf9Gaq5ddcHysefDpuE7SJqzdg1surQ5wac55ysJV",
 		"/ip4/204.186.74.47/udp/8317/quic/p2p/Qmd233pLUDvcDW3ama27usfbG1HxKNh1V9dmWVW1SXp1pd",
 		"/ip4/204.186.74.46/udp/8316/quic/p2p/QmeqBjm3iX7sdTieyto1gys5ruQrQNPKfaTGcVQQWJPYDV",
 		"/ip4/186.233.184.181/udp/8336/quic/p2p/QmW6QDvKuYqJYYMP5tMZSp12X3nexywK28tZNgqtqNpEDL",
@@ -198,7 +201,11 @@ func LoadConfig(configPath string, proverKey string) (*Config, error) {
 		config.Engine.GenesisSeed = genesisSeed
 	}
 
-	if len(config.P2P.BootstrapPeers) == 0 {
+	// Slight trick here to get people on the latest bootstrap list –
+	// if it's empty, always use latest, if it has the Q bootstrap node, always
+	// use latest.
+	if len(config.P2P.BootstrapPeers) == 0 ||
+		config.P2P.BootstrapPeers[0] == bootstrapPeers[0] {
 		config.P2P.BootstrapPeers = bootstrapPeers
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
index eab23f1..3e86f35 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ceremony
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"time"
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) GetMostAheadPeer() (
 	for _, v := range e.peerMap {
 		_, ok := e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(v.peerId)]
 		if v.maxFrame > max &&
-			v.timestamp > consensus.GetMinimumVersionCutoff().UnixMilli() && !ok {
+			v.timestamp > consensus.GetMinimumVersionCutoff().UnixMilli() &&
+			bytes.Compare(v.version, consensus.GetMinimumVersion()) >= 0 && !ok {
 			peer = v.peerId
 			max = v.maxFrame
 		}
@@ -330,14 +332,8 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) collect(
 		e.syncingStatus = SyncStatusNotSyncing
 	}
 
-	// With large networks and slow syncing machines, this can lead to an
-	// infinite loop if the list is refreshing fast enough, so make the size
-	// of the map the maximum loop case:
-	e.peerMapMx.Lock()
-	size := len(e.peerMap)
-	e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
-
-	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
+	// With the increase of network size, constrain down to top thirty
+	for i := 0; i < 30; i++ {
 		peerId, maxFrame, err := e.GetMostAheadPeer()
 		if err != nil {
 			e.logger.Warn("no peers available, skipping sync")
diff --git a/node/p2p/blossomsub.go b/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
index 294ccf0..2d24572 100644
--- a/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
+++ b/node/p2p/blossomsub.go
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ func initDHT(
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
-			if len(h.Network().Peers()) == 0 {
+			// try to assert some stability, never go below min peers for data
+			// consensus:
+			if len(h.Network().Peers()) < 3 {
 				logger.Info("reconnecting to peers")
 				reconnect()
 			}