diff --git a/src/replicator/bootstrap/index.ts b/src/replicator/bootstrap/index.ts
index b33f5a47..26c35366 100644
--- a/src/replicator/bootstrap/index.ts
+++ b/src/replicator/bootstrap/index.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ export class BootstrapReplicator extends Playable {
   }
 
   private async handle ({ stream, connection }: { stream: Stream, connection: Connection }): Promise<void> {
-    await this.exchange(stream, connection.remotePeer, this.options.reverseSync)
+    try {
+      await this.exchange(stream, connection.remotePeer, this.options.reverseSync)
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Ignore
+    }
   }
 
   private async bootstrap (): Promise<void> {
@@ -116,14 +120,14 @@ export class BootstrapReplicator extends Playable {
       promises.push(Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
         if (!await this.libp2p.peerStore.has(peer.id)) {
           await this.libp2p.peerStore.save(peer.id, peer)
-
-          // We need to dial so that libp2p can update multiaddrs.
-          await this.libp2p.dial(peer.id)
         }
 
+        // We need to dial so that libp2p can update multiaddrs.
+        await this.libp2p.dial(peer.id)
+
         const stream = await this.libp2p.dialProtocol(peer.id, this.protocol)
         await this.exchange(stream, peer.id)
-      }))
+      }).catch(() => {}))
     }
 
     // Don't really care if individual head syncs fail.