diff --git a/src/daemon/embedded_daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/embedded_daemon.cpp
index e922cbd..2fae346 100644
--- a/src/daemon/embedded_daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/embedded_daemon.cpp
@@ -205,11 +205,13 @@ std::vector<std::string> EmbeddedDaemon::getChainParams()
         "-ac_reward=300000000",
         "-ac_blocktime=36",
         "-ac_private=1",
-        "-addnode=node.dragonx.is",
+        // Seeds: seed.dragonx.is is a round-robin A record over the live seed set (self-updates without
+        // a wallet release), with node1/node5 as static fallbacks — mirrors the daemon's own vSeeds.
+        // Plain -addnode hostname resolution works on EVERY daemon version, and is load-bearing for
+        // pre-1.3.0 daemons whose built-in peer discovery was broken (they rely on these to find peers).
+        "-addnode=seed.dragonx.is",
         "-addnode=node1.dragonx.is",
-        "-addnode=node2.dragonx.is",
-        "-addnode=node3.dragonx.is",
-        "-addnode=node4.dragonx.is",
+        "-addnode=node5.dragonx.is",
         "-experimentalfeatures",
         "-developerencryptwallet",
         // Create fresh wallets from a BIP39 mnemonic so their 24-word phrase can be
diff --git a/src/rpc/connection.cpp b/src/rpc/connection.cpp
index a30ef2c..9c8bfc1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/connection.cpp
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ bool Connection::createDefaultConfig(const std::string& path)
     file << "exportdir=" << dataDir << "\n";
     file << "experimentalfeatures=1\n";
     file << "developerencryptwallet=1\n";
-    file << "addnode=node.dragonx.is\n";
+    // Round-robin DNS seed (self-updating) + static fallbacks; mirrors the daemon's vSeeds and keeps
+    // pre-1.3.0 daemons (broken peer discovery) able to find peers. Works on every daemon version.
+    file << "addnode=seed.dragonx.is\n";
     file << "addnode=node1.dragonx.is\n";
-    file << "addnode=node2.dragonx.is\n";
-    file << "addnode=node3.dragonx.is\n";
-    file << "addnode=node4.dragonx.is\n";
+    file << "addnode=node5.dragonx.is\n";
     
     file.close();