diff --git a/plugins/recover.c b/plugins/recover.c
index b94d96e0147a..6257a99e7d0d 100644
--- a/plugins/recover.c
+++ b/plugins/recover.c
@@ -17,7 +17,78 @@ static bool recovery, already_has_peers;
 static void do_check_lost_peer (void *unused);
 static struct node_id local_id;
 
-static void entering_recovery_mode(struct command *cmd) {
+/* List of most connected nodes on the network */
+static const char *nodes_for_gossip[] = {
+	"03864ef025fde8fb587d989186ce6a4a186895ee44a926bfc370e2c366597a3f8f@3.33.236.230", //ACINQ
+	"035e4ff418fc8b5554c5d9eea66396c227bd429a3251c8cbc711002ba215bfc226@170.75.163.209", //WalletOfSatoshi
+	"0217890e3aad8d35bc054f43acc00084b25229ecff0ab68debd82883ad65ee8266@23.237.77.11", //1ML.com node ALPHA
+	"0242a4ae0c5bef18048fbecf995094b74bfb0f7391418d71ed394784373f41e4f3@3.124.63.44", //CoinGate
+	"0364913d18a19c671bb36dd04d6ad5be0fe8f2894314c36a9db3f03c2d414907e1@192.243.215.102", //LQwD-Canada
+	"02f1a8c87607f415c8f22c00593002775941dea48869ce23096af27b0cfdcc0b69@52.13.118.208", //Kraken 🐙⚡
+	"037659a0ac8eb3b8d0a720114efc861d3a940382dcfa1403746b4f8f6b2e8810ba@34.78.139.195" //nicehash-ln1
+	"024b9a1fa8e006f1e3937f65f66c408e6da8e1ca728ea43222a7381df1cc449605@165.232.168.69", //BLUEIRON-v23.08.1
+	"034ea80f8b148c750463546bd999bf7321a0e6dfc60aaf84bd0400a2e8d376c0d5@213.174.156.66", //LNBiG Hub-1
+	"026165850492521f4ac8abd9bd8088123446d126f648ca35e60f88177dc149ceb2@45.86.229.190", //Boltz
+};
+
+
+static struct command_result *connect_success(struct command *cmd,
+					      const char *buf,
+					      const jsmntok_t *params,
+					      void *cb_arg UNUSED)
+{
+        plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG, "Connected sucessfully!");
+	return command_still_pending(cmd);
+}
+
+static struct command_result *connect_fail(struct command *cmd,
+					   const char *buf,
+					   const jsmntok_t *params,
+					   void *cb_arg UNUSED)
+{
+        plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG, "Failed to connect!");
+	return command_still_pending(cmd);
+}
+
+static struct command_result *after_emergency_recover(struct command *cmd,
+					   	      const char *buf,
+					   	      const jsmntok_t *params,
+					   	      void *cb_arg UNUSED)
+{
+	/* TODO: CREATE GOSSMAP, connect to old peers and fetch peer storage */
+	plugin_log(plugin, LOG_DBG, "emergencyrecover called");
+	return command_still_pending(cmd);
+}
+
+
+static void entering_recovery_mode(struct command *cmd)
+{
+	if(!already_has_peers) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(nodes_for_gossip); i++) {
+			struct out_req *req;
+			req = jsonrpc_request_start(plugin,
+						    cmd,
+						    "connect",
+						    connect_success,
+						    connect_fail,
+						    NULL);
+			plugin_log (plugin, LOG_DBG, "Connecting to %s", nodes_for_gossip[i]);
+			json_add_string(req->js, "id", nodes_for_gossip[i]);
+			send_outreq(plugin, req);
+		}
+	}
+
+	struct out_req *req_emer_recovery;
+
+	/* Let's try to recover whatever we have in the emergencyrecover file. */
+	req_emer_recovery = jsonrpc_request_start(plugin,
+						  cmd,
+						  "emergencyrecover",
+						  after_emergency_recover,
+						  &forward_error,
+						  NULL);
+
+	send_outreq(plugin, req_emer_recovery);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +125,8 @@ static struct command_result *after_listpeerchannels(struct command *cmd,
 	return command_still_pending(cmd);
 }
 
-static struct command_result *check_lost_peer(void *unused) {
+static struct command_result *check_lost_peer(void *unused)
+{
 	struct out_req *req;
 	req = jsonrpc_request_start(plugin, NULL, "listpeerchannels",
 					after_listpeerchannels,
@@ -93,7 +165,7 @@ static const char *init(struct plugin *p,
 		 JSON_SCAN(json_to_node_id, &local_id),
 		 JSON_SCAN(json_to_u32, &num_peers));
 
-	already_has_peers = num_peers > 2 ? 1: 0;
+	already_has_peers = num_peers > 1 ? 1: 0;
 
 	return NULL;
 }