diff --git a/ipv8/community.py b/ipv8/community.py
index 9c153e2db..84145cb61 100644
--- a/ipv8/community.py
+++ b/ipv8/community.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def _bootstrap(self, bootstrapper: Bootstrapper) -> None:
         task = ensure_future(bootstrapper.initialize(self))
 
         addresses = await bootstrapper.get_addresses(self, 60.0)
-        for address in (addresses if self.max_peers > 0 else islice(addresses, self.max_peers)):
+        for address in (islice(addresses, self.max_peers) if self.max_peers > 0 else addresses):
             self.walk_to(address)
 
         await task