diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
index 119e302..9cae3f5 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/broadcast_messaging.go
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) handleCeremonyPeerListAnnounce(
 
 	e.peerMapMx.Lock()
 	for _, p := range announce.PeerList {
+		if _, ok := e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(p.PeerId)]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if bytes.Equal(p.PeerId, e.pubSub.GetPeerID()) {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
index d1ddafb..3dbbbc5 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/ceremony_data_clock_consensus_engine.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ type CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine struct {
 	peerAnnounceMap                map[string]*protobufs.CeremonyPeerListAnnounce
 	peerMap                        map[string]*peerInfo
 	activeChannelsMap              map[string]ChannelServer
+	uncooperativePeersMap          map[string]*peerInfo
 	fullResync                     bool
 }
 
@@ -146,17 +147,18 @@ func NewCeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine(
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 			0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 		},
-		lastFrameReceivedAt:  time.Time{},
-		frameProverTrie:      &tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie{},
-		frameSeenProverTrie:  &tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie{},
-		pendingCommits:       make(chan *anypb.Any),
-		pendingCommitWorkers: engineConfig.PendingCommitWorkers,
-		prover:               qcrypto.DefaultKZGProver(),
-		stagedKeyCommits:     make(InclusionMap),
-		stagedKeyPolynomials: make(PolynomialMap),
-		syncingStatus:        SyncStatusNotSyncing,
-		peerAnnounceMap:      map[string]*protobufs.CeremonyPeerListAnnounce{},
-		peerMap:              map[string]*peerInfo{},
+		lastFrameReceivedAt:   time.Time{},
+		frameProverTrie:       &tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie{},
+		frameSeenProverTrie:   &tries.RollingFrecencyCritbitTrie{},
+		pendingCommits:        make(chan *anypb.Any),
+		pendingCommitWorkers:  engineConfig.PendingCommitWorkers,
+		prover:                qcrypto.DefaultKZGProver(),
+		stagedKeyCommits:      make(InclusionMap),
+		stagedKeyPolynomials:  make(PolynomialMap),
+		syncingStatus:         SyncStatusNotSyncing,
+		peerAnnounceMap:       map[string]*protobufs.CeremonyPeerListAnnounce{},
+		peerMap:               map[string]*peerInfo{},
+		uncooperativePeersMap: map[string]*peerInfo{},
 	}
 
 	logger.Info("constructing consensus engine")
diff --git a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
index 7d44b02..67ae961 100644
--- a/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
+++ b/node/consensus/ceremony/consensus_frames.go
@@ -892,6 +892,10 @@ func (e *CeremonyDataClockConsensusEngine) collect(
 					"could not establish direct channel",
 					zap.Error(err),
 				)
+				e.peerMapMx.Lock()
+				e.uncooperativePeersMap[string(peerId)] = e.peerMap[string(peerId)]
+				delete(e.peerMap, string(peerId))
+				e.peerMapMx.Unlock()
 			} else {
 				from := latest.FrameNumber
 				if from == 0 {