diff --git a/electrum/lnutil.py b/electrum/lnutil.py
index eb34eefc7..04086fefa 100644
--- a/electrum/lnutil.py
+++ b/electrum/lnutil.py
@@ -1484,6 +1484,12 @@ class LNPeerAddr:
     def __str__(self):
         return '{}@{}'.format(self.pubkey.hex(), self.net_addr_str())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, s):
+        node_id, rest = extract_nodeid(s)
+        host, port = split_host_port(rest)
+        return LNPeerAddr(host, int(port), node_id)
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'<LNPeerAddr host={self.host} port={self.port} pubkey={self.pubkey.hex()}>'
 
diff --git a/electrum/lnworker.py b/electrum/lnworker.py
index dfedebf90..8a0582530 100644
--- a/electrum/lnworker.py
+++ b/electrum/lnworker.py
@@ -2831,7 +2831,9 @@ class LNWallet(LNWorker):
             if self.stopping_soon:
                 return
             if self.config.ZEROCONF_TRUSTED_NODE:
-                await self.add_peer(self.config.ZEROCONF_TRUSTED_NODE)
+                peer = LNPeerAddr.from_str(self.config.ZEROCONF_TRUSTED_NODE)
+                if self._can_retry_addr(peer, urgent=True):
+                    await self._add_peer(peer.host, peer.port, peer.pubkey)
             for chan in self.channels.values():
                 if chan.is_closed():
                     continue