diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.cpp
index 89f0d5548..d17f38885 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ void ConnectionPool::policyEnforce()
 	// Enforce policies.
 	policyLowWater();
 
+	if (((++mPhase) % 12) == 0)
+	{
+		cLog(lsTRACE) << "Making configured connections";
+		makeConfigured();
+	}
+
 	// Schedule next enforcement.
 	mPolicyTimer.expires_at(boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time()+boost::posix_time::seconds(POLICY_INTERVAL_SECONDS));
 	mPolicyTimer.async_wait(boost::bind(&ConnectionPool::policyHandler, this, _1));
@@ -313,11 +319,11 @@ Peer::pointer ConnectionPool::peerConnect(const std::string& strIp, int iPort)
 	if (ppResult)
 	{
 		ppResult->connect(strIp, iPort);
-		//cLog(lsINFO) << "Pool: Connecting: " << ADDRESS_SHARED(ppResult) << ": " << strIp << " " << iPort;
+		cLog(lsTRACE) << "Pool: Connecting: " << ADDRESS_SHARED(ppResult) << ": " << strIp << " " << iPort;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		//cLog(lsINFO) << "Pool: Already connected: " << strIp << " " << iPort;
+		cLog(lsTRACE) << "Pool: Already connected: " << strIp << " " << iPort;
 	}
 
 	return ppResult;
@@ -623,6 +629,20 @@ void ConnectionPool::scanHandler(const boost::system::error_code& ecResult)
 	}
 }
 
+void ConnectionPool::makeConfigured()
+{
+	if (theConfig.RUN_STANDALONE)
+		return;
+
+	BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& strPeer, theConfig.IPS)
+	{
+		std::string	strIP;
+		int	iPort;
+		if (parseIpPort(strPeer, strIP, iPort))
+			peerConnect(strIP, iPort);
+	}
+}
+
 // Scan ips as per db entries.
 void ConnectionPool::scanRefresh()
 {
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.h b/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.h
index 3d1e3d3a4..45ba2b6e9 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ConnectionPool.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ConnectionPool
 private:
     boost::recursive_mutex	mPeerLock;
     uint64					mLastPeer;
+    int						mPhase;
 
 	typedef std::pair<RippleAddress, Peer::pointer>		naPeer;
 	typedef std::pair<ipPort, Peer::pointer>			pipPeer;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
 	ConnectionPool(boost::asio::io_service& io_service) :
-		mLastPeer(0), mScanTimer(io_service), mPolicyTimer(io_service)
+		mLastPeer(0), mPhase(0), mScanTimer(io_service), mPolicyTimer(io_service)
 	{ ; }
 
 	// Begin enforcing connection policy.
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ public:
 	void policyLowWater();
 	void policyEnforce();
 
+	// configured connections
+	void makeConfigured();
 };
 
 extern void splitIpPort(const std::string& strIpPort, std::string& strIp, int& iPort);