diff --git a/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx.go b/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx.go
index 531fccf53b..2300530306 100644
--- a/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx.go
+++ b/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx.go
@@ -148,6 +148,21 @@ func (h *FFDX) Capabilities() *dataexchange.Capabilities {
 	return h.capabilities
 }
 
+func (h *FFDX) dxEndpointArray(nodes []fftypes.DXInfo) []fftypes.JSONObject {
+	// The remote DataExchange connector HTTP API expects a flat array
+	// where "id" is in embedded in each entry - because that's how it
+	// originally passed the data to us.
+	// In the DXInfo contract on the Go plugin in FireFly we raise the "id" up
+	// to be a first class "peer" field, so it can be indexed outside of the opaque
+	// endpoint payload.
+	// This function just converts back to a flat array.
+	dxEndpointArray := make([]fftypes.JSONObject, len(nodes))
+	for i, node := range nodes {
+		dxEndpointArray[i] = node.Endpoint
+	}
+	return dxEndpointArray
+}
+
 func (h *FFDX) beforeConnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	h.initMutex.Lock()
 	defer h.initMutex.Unlock()
@@ -156,7 +171,7 @@ func (h *FFDX) beforeConnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 		h.initialized = false
 		var status dxStatus
 		res, err := h.client.R().SetContext(ctx).
-			SetBody(h.nodes).
+			SetBody(h.dxEndpointArray(h.nodes)).
 			SetResult(&status).
 			Post("/api/v1/init")
 		if err != nil || !res.IsSuccess() {
diff --git a/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx_test.go b/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx_test.go
index 9515e241b9..66204c8516 100644
--- a/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx_test.go
+++ b/internal/dataexchange/ffdx/ffdx_test.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func TestWebsocketWithReinit(t *testing.T) {
 	utConfPrefix.Set(restclient.HTTPCustomClient, mockedClient)
 	utConfPrefix.Set(DataExchangeInitEnabled, true)
 
-	first := true
+	count := 0
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("POST", fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/init", httpURL),
 		func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			var reqNodes []fftypes.DXInfo
@@ -538,12 +538,15 @@ func TestWebsocketWithReinit(t *testing.T) {
 
 			assert.False(t, h.initialized)
 
-			if first {
-				first = false
+			count++
+			if count == 1 {
 				return httpmock.NewJsonResponse(200, fftypes.JSONObject{
 					"status": "notready",
 				})
 			}
+			if count == 2 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("pop")
+			}
 			return httpmock.NewJsonResponse(200, fftypes.JSONObject{
 				"status": "ready",
 			})
@@ -556,7 +559,7 @@ func TestWebsocketWithReinit(t *testing.T) {
 	err = h.Start()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, httpmock.GetTotalCallCount())
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, httpmock.GetTotalCallCount())
 	assert.True(t, h.initialized)
 }