diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index bfc9159a..d93cad63 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -3367,11 +3367,6 @@ tf_ssb_connection_t* tf_ssb_connection_get(tf_ssb_t* ssb, const char* id)
 	tf_ssb_id_str_to_bin(pub, id);
 	for (tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = ssb->connections; connection; connection = connection->next)
 	{
-		if (connection->tunnel_connection)
-		{
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if (memcmp(connection->serverpub, pub, k_id_bin_len) == 0)
 		{
 			return connection;