diff --git a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
index 722da2ed39..a06274086f 100644
--- a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
+++ b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/BlockchainServiceImpl.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.bitcoinj.core.CheckpointManager;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Coin;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.FilteredBlock;
+import org.bitcoinj.core.NetworkParameters;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Peer;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.PeerGroup;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Sha256Hash;
@@ -709,6 +710,13 @@ public InetSocketAddress[] getPeers(final long services, final long timeoutValue
                                     log.info("DMN peer discovery returned less than 16 nodes.  Adding default DMN peers to the list to increase connections");
                                     MasternodePeerDiscovery discovery = new MasternodePeerDiscovery(defaultMNList, Constants.NETWORK_PARAMETERS.getPort());
                                     peers.addAll(Arrays.asList(discovery.getPeers(services, timeoutValue, timeoutUnit)));
+
+                                    // use EvoNodes if the network is small
+                                    if (peers.size() < MINIMUM_PEER_COUNT) {
+                                        String [] defaultEvoNodeList = Constants.NETWORK_PARAMETERS.getDefaultHPMasternodeList();
+                                        MasternodePeerDiscovery discoveryEvo = new MasternodePeerDiscovery(defaultEvoNodeList, Constants.NETWORK_PARAMETERS.getPort());
+                                        peers.addAll(Arrays.asList(discoveryEvo.getPeers(services, timeoutValue, timeoutUnit)));
+                                    }
                                 } else {
                                     log.info("DNS peer discovery returned less than 16 nodes.  Unable to add seed peers (it is not specified for this network).");
                                 }