diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index b25fc5d41..f37fc6fd7 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@
     window.lokiP2pAPI = new window.LokiP2pAPI(
       textsecure.storage.user.getNumber()
     );
-    window.lokiP2pAPI.on(
-      'pingContact',
-      window.libloki.api.sendOnlineBroadcastMessage
-    );
+    window.lokiP2pAPI.on('pingContact', pubKey => {
+      const forceP2p = true;
+      window.libloki.api.sendOnlineBroadcastMessage(pubKey, forceP2p);
+    });
 
     // These make key operations available to IPC handlers created in preload.js
     window.Events = {
diff --git a/js/modules/loki_p2p_api.js b/js/modules/loki_p2p_api.js
index f8d9563d9..349517c6b 100644
--- a/js/modules/loki_p2p_api.js
+++ b/js/modules/loki_p2p_api.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class LokiP2pAPI extends EventEmitter {
     if (!this.contactP2pDetails[pubKey]) {
       return;
     }
-    this.emit('pingContact', pubKey, true);
+    this.emit('pingContact', pubKey);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libloki/test/node/loki_p2p_api_test.js b/libloki/test/node/loki_p2p_api_test.js
index 1c4d261ce..9448be27c 100644
--- a/libloki/test/node/loki_p2p_api_test.js
+++ b/libloki/test/node/loki_p2p_api_test.js
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ describe('LocalLokiServer', () => {
     const timer = setTimeout(() => {
       promise = Promise.resolve();
     }, 5000);
-    this.lokiP2pAPI.on('pingContact', (pubKey, forceP2p) => {
-      assert.isTrue(forceP2p);
+    this.lokiP2pAPI.on('pingContact', pubKey => {
       clearTimeout(timer);
       promise = Promise.resolve(pubKey);
     });