diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
index 29f5197616..1276db5e7e 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
@@ -1088,6 +1088,10 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> Behaviour<TSpec> {
         if let Some(event) = self.internal_events.pop_front() {
             match event {
                 InternalBehaviourMessage::DialPeer(peer_id) => {
+                    // For any dial event, inform the peer manager
+                    let enr = self.discovery_mut().enr_of_peer(&peer_id);
+                    self.peer_manager.inject_dialing(&peer_id, enr);
+                    // Submit the event
                     let handler = self.new_handler();
                     return Poll::Ready(NBAction::Dial {
                         opts: DialOpts::peer_id(peer_id)
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service.rs
index 03732e8e61..3ecd32f3d9 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/service.rs
@@ -367,18 +367,7 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> Service<TSpec> {
                         return Libp2pEvent::ZeroListeners;
                     }
                 }
-                SwarmEvent::Dialing(peer_id) => {
-                    // We require the ENR to inject into the peer db, if it exists.
-                    let enr = self
-                        .swarm
-                        .behaviour_mut()
-                        .discovery_mut()
-                        .enr_of_peer(&peer_id);
-                    self.swarm
-                        .behaviour_mut()
-                        .peer_manager_mut()
-                        .inject_dialing(&peer_id, enr);
-                }
+                SwarmEvent::Dialing(_peer_id) => {}
             }
         }
     }