diff --git a/lib/api/liskApi.js b/lib/api/liskApi.js
index cff5fed57..143d4ead0 100644
--- a/lib/api/liskApi.js
+++ b/lib/api/liskApi.js
@@ -72,21 +72,27 @@ function LiskAPI (options) {
 
 	this.options = options;
 	this.ssl = options.ssl || false;
-	this.randomPeer = (typeof options.randomPeer === 'boolean') ? options.randomPeer : true;
+	//random peer can be set by settings with randomPeer: true | false
+	//random peer is automatically enabled when no options.node has been entered. Else will be set to false
+	//if the desired behaviour is to have an own node and automatic peer discovery, randomPeer should be set to true explicitly
+	this.randomPeer = (typeof options.randomPeer === 'boolean') ? options.randomPeer : !(options.node);
 	this.testnet = options.testnet || false;
 	this.bannedPeers = [];
 	this.currentPeer = options.node || this.selectNode();
-	if (options.port === '' || options.port) this.port = options.port;
-	else                                    this.port = 8000;
+	this.port = (options.port === '' || options.port) ? options.port : 8000;
 	this.parseOfflineRequests = parseOfflineRequest;
 	this.nethash = this.getNethash(options.nethash);
 }
 
-LiskAPI.prototype.getNethash = function (providedNethash) {
-	var NetHash;
+/**
+ * @method netHashOptions
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+
+LiskAPI.prototype.netHashOptions = function () {
 
-	if (this.testnet) {
-		NetHash = {
+	return {
+		testnet: {
 			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
 			'nethash': 'da3ed6a45429278bac2666961289ca17ad86595d33b31037615d4b8e8f158bba',
 			'broadhash': 'da3ed6a45429278bac2666961289ca17ad86595d33b31037615d4b8e8f158bba',
@@ -94,9 +100,8 @@ LiskAPI.prototype.getNethash = function (providedNethash) {
 			'version': '1.0.0',
 			'minVersion': '>=0.5.0',
 			'port': this.port
-		};
-	} else {
-		NetHash = {
+		},
+		mainnet: {
 			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
 			'nethash': 'ed14889723f24ecc54871d058d98ce91ff2f973192075c0155ba2b7b70ad2511',
 			'broadhash': 'ed14889723f24ecc54871d058d98ce91ff2f973192075c0155ba2b7b70ad2511',
@@ -104,8 +109,19 @@ LiskAPI.prototype.getNethash = function (providedNethash) {
 			'version': '1.0.0',
 			'minVersion': '>=0.5.0',
 			'port': this.port
-		};
-	}
+		}
+	};
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * @method getNethash
+ * @return {object}
+ */
+
+LiskAPI.prototype.getNethash = function (providedNethash) {
+
+	var NetHash = (this.testnet) ? this.netHashOptions().testnet : this.netHashOptions().mainnet;
 
 	if (providedNethash) {
 		NetHash.nethash = providedNethash;
@@ -152,6 +168,11 @@ LiskAPI.prototype.setTestnet = function (testnet) {
 		this.bannedPeers = [];
 		this.port = 7000;
 		this.selectNode();
+	} else {
+		this.testnet = false;
+		this.bannedPeers = [];
+		this.port = 8000;
+		this.selectNode();
 	}
 };
 
@@ -253,7 +274,38 @@ LiskAPI.prototype.checkReDial = function () {
 	var peers = (this.ssl) ? this.defaultSSLPeers : this.defaultPeers;
 	if (this.testnet) peers = this.defaultTestnetPeers;
 
-	return (peers.length !== this.bannedPeers.length);
+	var reconnect = true;
+
+	//randomPeer discovery explicitly set
+	if(this.randomPeer === true) {
+
+		//a nethash has been set by the user. This influences internal redirection
+		if(this.options.nethash) {
+
+			//nethash is equal to testnet nethash, we can proceed to get testnet peers
+			if(this.options.nethash === this.netHashOptions().testnet.nethash) {
+				this.setTestnet(true);
+				reconnect = true;
+			//nethash is equal to mainnet nethash, we can proceed to get mainnet peers
+			} else if(this.options.nethash === this.netHashOptions().mainnet.nethash) {
+				this.setTestnet(false);
+				reconnect = true;
+			//nethash is neither mainnet nor testnet, do not proceed to get peers
+			} else {
+				reconnect = false;
+			}
+
+		//No nethash set, we can take the usual approach, just when there are not-banned peers, take one
+		} else {
+			reconnect = (peers.length !== this.bannedPeers.length);
+		}
+
+	//randomPeer is not explicitly set, no peer discovery
+	} else {
+		reconnect = false;
+	}
+
+	return reconnect;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/api/liskApi.js b/test/api/liskApi.js
index 07b559a87..9b66e39c9 100644
--- a/test/api/liskApi.js
+++ b/test/api/liskApi.js
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ describe('Lisk.api()', function () {
 
 			(LISK.testnet).should.be.true;
 		});
+
+		it('should set to mainnet', function () {
+			var LISK = lisk.api();
+			LISK.setTestnet(false);
+
+			(LISK.testnet).should.be.false;
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('#setNode', function () {
@@ -644,7 +651,7 @@ describe('Lisk.api()', function () {
 		});
 
 		it('should be able to get a new node when current one is not reachable', function (done) {
-			lisk.api({ node: '123' }).sendRequest('blocks/getHeight', {}, function (result) {
+			lisk.api({ node: '123', randomPeer: true }).sendRequest('blocks/getHeight', {}, function (result) {
 				(result).should.be.type('object');
 				done();
 			});
@@ -681,6 +688,39 @@ describe('Lisk.api()', function () {
 				done();
 			});
 		});
+
+		it('should redial to new node when randomPeer is set true', function (done) {
+			var thisLSK = lisk.api({ randomPeer: true, node: '123' });
+			thisLSK.getAccount('12731041415715717263L', function (data) {
+				(data).should.be.ok;
+				(data.success).should.be.equal(true);
+				done();
+			});
+		});
+
+		it('should not redial to new node when randomPeer is set to true but unknown nethash provided', function () {
+			var thisLSK = lisk.api({ randomPeer: true, node: '123', nethash: '123' });
+			(thisLSK.checkReDial()).should.be.equal(false);
+
+		});
+
+		it('should redial to mainnet nodes when nethash is set and randomPeer is true', function () {
+			var thisLSK = lisk.api({ randomPeer: true, node: '123', nethash: 'ed14889723f24ecc54871d058d98ce91ff2f973192075c0155ba2b7b70ad2511' });
+			(thisLSK.checkReDial()).should.be.equal(true);
+			(thisLSK.testnet).should.be.equal(false);
+		});
+
+		it('should redial to testnet nodes when nethash is set and randomPeer is true', function () {
+			var thisLSK = lisk.api({ randomPeer: true, node: '123', nethash: 'da3ed6a45429278bac2666961289ca17ad86595d33b31037615d4b8e8f158bba' });
+			(thisLSK.checkReDial()).should.be.equal(true);
+			(thisLSK.testnet).should.be.equal(true);
+		});
+
+		it('should not redial when randomPeer is set false', function () {
+			var thisLSK = lisk.api({ randomPeer: false});
+			(thisLSK.checkReDial()).should.be.equal(false);
+		});
+
 	});
 
 	describe('#sendRequest with promise', function () {