diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 6bde1e79993..9f7096f1335 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ using namespace boost;
 
 static const int MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 8;
 
-bool OpenNetworkConnection(const CAddress& addrConnect, CSemaphoreGrant *grantOutbound = NULL, const char *strDest = NULL, bool fOneShot = false);
-
-
 //
 // Global state variables
 //
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 729b1bcd574..3a8cf1ac8fa 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void AddressCurrentlyConnected(const CService& addr);
 CNode* FindNode(const CNetAddr& ip);
 CNode* FindNode(const CService& ip);
 CNode* ConnectNode(CAddress addrConnect, const char *strDest = NULL);
+bool OpenNetworkConnection(const CAddress& addrConnect, CSemaphoreGrant *grantOutbound = NULL, const char *strDest = NULL, bool fOneShot = false);
 void MapPort(bool fUseUPnP);
 unsigned short GetListenPort();
 bool BindListenPort(const CService &bindAddr, std::string& strError=REF(std::string()));
diff --git a/src/rpcnet.cpp b/src/rpcnet.cpp
index 573d6cd3f67..0a2bfbac606 100644
--- a/src/rpcnet.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcnet.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Value addnode(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     if (strCommand == "onetry")
     {
         CAddress addr;
-        ConnectNode(addr, strNode.c_str());
+        OpenNetworkConnection(addr, NULL, strNode.c_str());
         return Value::null;
     }