diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/RunnerBuilder.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/RunnerBuilder.java
index 480bfcb281..a07e28df90 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/RunnerBuilder.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/RunnerBuilder.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ public class RunnerBuilder {
       miningCoordinator.addEthHashObserver(stratumServer.get());
     }
 
-    staticNodes.stream()
+    sanitizePeers(network, staticNodes)
         .map(DefaultPeer::fromEnodeURL)
         .forEach(peerNetwork::addMaintainConnectionPeer);
 
@@ -657,6 +658,16 @@ public class RunnerBuilder {
         context.getBlockchain());
   }
 
+  private Stream<EnodeURL> sanitizePeers(
+      final P2PNetwork network, final Collection<EnodeURL> enodeURLS) {
+    if (network.getLocalEnode().isEmpty()) {
+      return enodeURLS.stream();
+    }
+    final EnodeURL localEnodeURL = network.getLocalEnode().get();
+    return enodeURLS.stream()
+        .filter(enodeURL -> !enodeURL.getNodeId().equals(localEnodeURL.getNodeId()));
+  }
+
   private Optional<NodePermissioningController> buildNodePermissioningController(
       final List<EnodeURL> bootnodesAsEnodeURLs,
       final Synchronizer synchronizer,
diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetwork.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetwork.java
index 0fdab4681c..ed1f87b3c5 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetwork.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetwork.java
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ public class DefaultP2PNetwork implements P2PNetwork {
 
   @Override
   public boolean addMaintainConnectionPeer(final Peer peer) {
+    if (localNode.isReady()
+        && localNode.getPeer() != null
+        && localNode.getPeer().getEnodeURL() != null
+        && peer.getEnodeURL().getNodeId().equals(localNode.getPeer().getEnodeURL().getNodeId())) {
+      return false;
+    }
     final boolean wasAdded = maintainedPeers.add(peer);
     peerDiscoveryAgent.bond(peer);
     rlpxAgent.connect(peer);
diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetworkTest.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetworkTest.java
index 098f719454..d6bb2447d9 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetworkTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/network/DefaultP2PNetworkTest.java
@@ -322,6 +322,15 @@ public final class DefaultP2PNetworkTest {
     assertThat(capturedPeers.get(2)).isEqualTo(discoPeers.get(2));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void cannotAddNodeWithSameEnodeID() {
+    final DefaultP2PNetwork network = network();
+    network.start();
+    assertThat(network.getLocalEnode()).isPresent();
+    final Peer peer = PeerTestHelper.createPeer(network.getLocalEnode().get().getNodeId());
+    assertThat(network.addMaintainConnectionPeer(peer)).isFalse();
+  }
+
   private DefaultP2PNetwork network() {
     return (DefaultP2PNetwork) builder().build();
   }