diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index db17edb..93af876 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ func (app *application) ActivatePeerEngine(onion string) {
 func (app *application) ConfigureConnections(onion string, listen bool, peers bool, servers bool) {
 	profile := app.GetPeer(onion)
 	if profile != nil {
+
+		// if we are making a decision to ignore
+		if !peers || !servers {
+			app.eventBuses[profile.GetOnion()].Publish(event.NewEventList(event.PurgeRetries))
+		}
+
 		// enable the engine if it doesn't exist...
 		// note: this function is idempotent
 		app.ActivatePeerEngine(onion)
@@ -409,10 +415,7 @@ func (app *application) ConfigureConnections(onion string, listen bool, peers bo
 			profile.Listen()
 		}
 
-		// if we are making a decision to ignore
-		if !peers || !servers {
-			app.eventBuses[profile.GetOnion()].Publish(event.NewEventList(event.PurgeRetries))
-		}
+
 		app.eventBuses[profile.GetOnion()].Publish(event.NewEventList(event.ResumeRetries))
 		profile.StartConnections(peers, servers)
 	}