diff --git a/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp b/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
index 5a13aadc..56ccfe93 100644
--- a/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
@@ -386,8 +386,11 @@ namespace transport
 			auto it1 = m_PendingOutgoingSessions.find (senderEndpoint);
 			if (it1 != m_PendingOutgoingSessions.end ())
 			{
-				if (it1->second->ProcessSessionCreated (buf, len))
-					m_PendingOutgoingSessions.erase (it1); // we are done with that endpoint
+				if (it1->second->GetState () == eSSU2SessionStateSessionRequestSent)
+				{	
+				    if (it1->second->ProcessSessionCreated (buf, len))
+						m_PendingOutgoingSessions.erase (it1); // we are done with that endpoint			
+				}
 				else
 					it1->second->ProcessRetry (buf, len);
 			}