diff --git a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
index dfe63bbc24..69a2b1a2c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/haveno/core/api/CoreMoneroConnectionsService.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class CoreMoneroConnectionsService {
         ));
         DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS.put(BaseCurrencyNetwork.XMR_STAGENET, Arrays.asList(
                 new MoneroRpcConnection("http://127.0.0.1:38081").setPriority(1), // localhost is first priority, use loopback address to match url generated by local node service
-                new MoneroRpcConnection("http://45.63.8.26:38081").setPriority(1),
+                new MoneroRpcConnection("http://45.63.8.26:38081").setPriority(2),
                 new MoneroRpcConnection("http://stagenet.community.rino.io:38081").setPriority(2),
                 new MoneroRpcConnection("http://stagenet.melo.tools:38081").setPriority(2),
                 new MoneroRpcConnection("http://node.sethforprivacy.com:38089").setPriority(2),