diff --git a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
index 8a180380b..52eb76446 100644
--- a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
+++ b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ bool IncomingPacket::_doPUSH_DIRECT_PATHS(const RuntimeEnvironment *RR,const Sha
 			switch(addrType) {
 				case 4: {
 					InetAddress a(field(ptr,4),4,at<uint16_t>(ptr + 4));
-					if ( ((flags & 0x01) == 0) && (Path::isAddressValidForPath(a)) && (!peer->hasActivePathTo(now,a)) && (RR->node->shouldUsePathForZeroTierTraffic(_localAddress,a)) ) {
+					if ( ((flags & 0x01) == 0) && (!peer->hasActivePathTo(now,a)) && (RR->node->shouldUsePathForZeroTierTraffic(_localAddress,a)) ) {
 						if (++countPerScope[(int)a.ipScope()][0] <= ZT_PUSH_DIRECT_PATHS_MAX_PER_SCOPE_AND_FAMILY) {
 							TRACE("attempting to contact %s at pushed direct path %s",peer->address().toString().c_str(),a.toString().c_str());
 							peer->sendHELLO(_localAddress,a,now);
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ bool IncomingPacket::_doPUSH_DIRECT_PATHS(const RuntimeEnvironment *RR,const Sha
 				}	break;
 				case 6: {
 					InetAddress a(field(ptr,16),16,at<uint16_t>(ptr + 16));
-					if ( ((flags & 0x01) == 0) && (Path::isAddressValidForPath(a)) && (!peer->hasActivePathTo(now,a)) && (RR->node->shouldUsePathForZeroTierTraffic(_localAddress,a)) ) {
+					if ( ((flags & 0x01) == 0) && (!peer->hasActivePathTo(now,a)) && (RR->node->shouldUsePathForZeroTierTraffic(_localAddress,a)) ) {
 						if (++countPerScope[(int)a.ipScope()][1] <= ZT_PUSH_DIRECT_PATHS_MAX_PER_SCOPE_AND_FAMILY) {
 							TRACE("attempting to contact %s at pushed direct path %s",peer->address().toString().c_str(),a.toString().c_str());
 							peer->sendHELLO(_localAddress,a,now);
diff --git a/node/Node.cpp b/node/Node.cpp
index bdeca7013..2e208a426 100644
--- a/node/Node.cpp
+++ b/node/Node.cpp
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ std::string Node::dataStoreGet(const char *name)
 
 bool Node::shouldUsePathForZeroTierTraffic(const InetAddress &localAddress,const InetAddress &remoteAddress)
 {
+	if (!Path::isAddressValidForPath(remoteAddress))
+		return false;
+
 	{
 		Mutex::Lock _l(_networks_m);
 		for(std::vector< std::pair< uint64_t, SharedPtr<Network> > >::const_iterator i=_networks.begin();i!=_networks.end();++i) {