diff --git a/waku/v2/node/peer_manager/peer_manager.nim b/waku/v2/node/peer_manager/peer_manager.nim
index 983bda61e3..f45d4bdc43 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/peer_manager/peer_manager.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/peer_manager/peer_manager.nim
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ proc getNumStreams*(pm: PeerManager, protocol: string): (int, int) =
 
 proc connectToRelayPeers*(pm: PeerManager) {.async.} =
   let maxConnections = pm.switch.connManager.inSema.size
-  let (inRelayPeers, outRelayPeers) = pm.getNumStreams(WakuRelayCodec)
+  let (inRelayPeers, outRelayPeers) = pm.getNumConnections(WakuRelayCodec)
   let (inRelayStreams, outRelayStreams) = pm.getNumConnections(WakuRelayCodec)
   let totalRelayPeers = inRelayPeers + outRelayPeers