diff --git a/lib/p2p/Pool.ts b/lib/p2p/Pool.ts
index 7a4ab703d..3fa7bad2b 100644
--- a/lib/p2p/Pool.ts
+++ b/lib/p2p/Pool.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
   /** The local handshake data to be sent to newly connected peers. */
   public handshakeData!: HandshakeState;
   /** A map of pub keys to nodes for which we have pending outgoing connections. */
-  private pendingOutgoingConnections = new Map<string, Peer>();
+  private pendingOutboundPeers = new Map<string, Peer>();
+  /** A set of peers for which we have pending incoming connections. */
+  private pendingInboundPeers = new Set<Peer>();
   /** A collection of known nodes on the XU network. */
   private nodes: NodeList;
   /** A collection of opened, active peers. */
@@ -322,12 +324,12 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
       throw errors.NODE_IS_BANNED(nodePubKey);
     } else if (this.peers.has(nodePubKey)) {
       throw errors.NODE_ALREADY_CONNECTED(nodePubKey, address);
-    } else if (this.pendingOutgoingConnections.has(nodePubKey)) {
+    } else if (this.pendingOutboundPeers.has(nodePubKey)) {
       throw errors.ALREADY_CONNECTING(nodePubKey);
     }
 
     const peer = new Peer(this.logger, address);
-    this.pendingOutgoingConnections.set(nodePubKey, peer);
+    this.pendingOutboundPeers.set(nodePubKey, peer);
     await this.openPeer(peer, nodePubKey, retryConnecting);
     return peer;
   }
@@ -355,7 +357,6 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
       try {
         await peer.open(this.handshakeData, nodePubKey, retryConnecting);
       } catch (err) {
-
         // we don't have `nodePubKey` for inbound connections, which might fail on handshake
         const id = nodePubKey || addressUtils.toString(peer.address);
         this.logger.warn(`could not open connection to peer (${id}): ${err.message}`);
@@ -458,7 +459,9 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
 
   private addInbound = async (socket: Socket) => {
     const peer = Peer.fromInbound(socket, this.logger);
+    this.pendingInboundPeers.add(peer);
     await this.tryOpenPeer(peer);
+    this.pendingInboundPeers.delete(peer);
   }
 
   private handleSocket = async (socket: Socket) => {
@@ -644,12 +647,12 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
 
     peer.once('open', async () => {
       await this.handleOpen(peer);
-      this.pendingOutgoingConnections.delete(peer.nodePubKey!);
+      this.pendingOutboundPeers.delete(peer.nodePubKey!);
     });
 
     peer.once('close', async () => {
       if (!peer.nodePubKey && peer.expectedNodePubKey) {
-        this.pendingOutgoingConnections.delete(peer.expectedNodePubKey);
+        this.pendingOutboundPeers.delete(peer.expectedNodePubKey);
       }
 
       if (!peer.active) {
@@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
       }
 
       if (peer.nodePubKey) {
-        this.pendingOutgoingConnections.delete(peer.nodePubKey);
+        this.pendingOutboundPeers.delete(peer.nodePubKey);
         this.peers.delete(peer.nodePubKey);
       }
       this.emit('peer.close', peer);
@@ -696,9 +699,12 @@ class Pool extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   private closePendingConnections = () => {
-    for (const peer of this.pendingOutgoingConnections.values()) {
+    for (const peer of this.pendingOutboundPeers.values()) {
       peer.close();
     }
+    this.pendingInboundPeers.forEach((peer) => {
+      peer.close();
+    });
   }
 
   /**