diff --git a/client/network/src/transport.rs b/client/network/src/transport.rs
index c2b2cda9e5846..883f828e7db51 100644
--- a/client/network/src/transport.rs
+++ b/client/network/src/transport.rs
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ pub fn build_transport(
 	// Build the base layer of the transport.
 	let transport = if !memory_only {
 		let desktop_trans = tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true);
-		let desktop_trans =
-			websocket::WsConfig::new(desktop_trans).or_transport(tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true));
+		let desktop_trans = websocket::WsConfig::new(desktop_trans)
+			.or_transport(tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true));
 		let dns_init = futures::executor::block_on(dns::DnsConfig::system(desktop_trans));
 		EitherTransport::Left(if let Ok(dns) = dns_init {
 			EitherTransport::Left(dns)
 		} else {
 			let desktop_trans = tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true);
-			let desktop_trans =
-				websocket::WsConfig::new(desktop_trans).or_transport(tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true));
+			let desktop_trans = websocket::WsConfig::new(desktop_trans)
+				.or_transport(tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true));
 			EitherTransport::Right(desktop_trans.map_err(dns::DnsErr::Transport))
 		})
 	} else {
diff --git a/client/telemetry/src/lib.rs b/client/telemetry/src/lib.rs
index fc40f999a6779..ab57072272a51 100644
--- a/client/telemetry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/telemetry/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ use log::{error, warn};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{
-	collections::HashMap,
+	collections::{
+		hash_map::Entry::{Occupied, Vacant},
+		HashMap,
+	},
 	sync::{atomic, Arc},
 };
 
@@ -147,7 +150,6 @@ pub struct TelemetryWorker {
 	register_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Register>,
 	register_sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<Register>,
 	id_counter: Arc<atomic::AtomicU64>,
-	transport: WsTrans,
 }
 
 impl TelemetryWorker {
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ impl TelemetryWorker {
 	///
 	/// Only one is needed per process.
 	pub fn new(buffer_size: usize) -> Result<Self> {
-		let transport = initialize_transport()?;
+		let _transport = initialize_transport()?;
 		let (message_sender, message_receiver) = mpsc::channel(buffer_size);
 		let (register_sender, register_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
 
@@ -165,7 +167,6 @@ impl TelemetryWorker {
 			register_receiver,
 			register_sender,
 			id_counter: Arc::new(atomic::AtomicU64::new(1)),
-			transport,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -200,7 +201,6 @@ impl TelemetryWorker {
 					&mut node_pool,
 					&mut node_map,
 					&mut pending_connection_notifications,
-					self.transport.clone(),
 				).await,
 			}
 		}
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ impl TelemetryWorker {
 		node_pool: &mut HashMap<Multiaddr, Node<WsTrans>>,
 		node_map: &mut HashMap<Id, Vec<(VerbosityLevel, Multiaddr)>>,
 		pending_connection_notifications: &mut Vec<(Multiaddr, ConnectionNotifierSender)>,
-		transport: WsTrans,
 	) {
 		let input = input.expect("the stream is never closed; qed");
 
@@ -248,9 +247,24 @@ impl TelemetryWorker {
 					);
 					node_map.entry(id).or_default().push((verbosity, addr.clone()));
 
-					let node = node_pool.entry(addr.clone()).or_insert_with(|| {
-						Node::new(transport.clone(), addr.clone(), Vec::new(), Vec::new())
-					});
+					let node = match node_pool.entry(addr.clone()) {
+						Occupied(entry) => entry.into_mut(),
+						Vacant(entry) => {
+							let transport = initialize_transport();
+							let transport = match transport {
+								Ok(t) => t,
+								Err(err) => {
+									log::error!(
+										target: "telemetry",
+										"Could not initialise transport: {}",
+										err,
+									);
+									continue
+								},
+							};
+							entry.insert(Node::new(transport, addr.clone(), Vec::new(), Vec::new()))
+						},
+					};
 
 					node.connection_messages.extend(connection_message.clone());
 
diff --git a/client/telemetry/src/node.rs b/client/telemetry/src/node.rs
index aa0f5a3843d33..0d71a363a1b26 100644
--- a/client/telemetry/src/node.rs
+++ b/client/telemetry/src/node.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ impl<TTrans: Transport> Node<TTrans> {
 
 impl<TTrans: Transport, TSinkErr> Node<TTrans>
 where
-	TTrans: Clone + Unpin,
 	TTrans::Dial: Unpin,
 	TTrans::Output:
 		Sink<Vec<u8>, Error = TSinkErr> + Stream<Item = Result<Vec<u8>, TSinkErr>> + Unpin,
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Infallible {}
 
 impl<TTrans: Transport, TSinkErr> Sink<TelemetryPayload> for Node<TTrans>
 where
-	TTrans: Clone + Unpin,
+	TTrans: Unpin,
 	TTrans::Dial: Unpin,
 	TTrans::Output:
 		Sink<Vec<u8>, Error = TSinkErr> + Stream<Item = Result<Vec<u8>, TSinkErr>> + Unpin,
@@ -228,15 +227,18 @@ where
 						socket = NodeSocket::wait_reconnect();
 					},
 				},
-				NodeSocket::ReconnectNow => match self.transport.clone().dial(self.addr.clone()) {
-					Ok(d) => {
-						log::trace!(target: "telemetry", "Re-dialing {}", self.addr);
-						socket = NodeSocket::Dialing(d);
-					},
-					Err(err) => {
-						log::warn!(target: "telemetry", "❌ Error while re-dialing {}: {:?}", self.addr, err);
-						socket = NodeSocket::wait_reconnect();
-					},
+				NodeSocket::ReconnectNow => {
+					let addr = self.addr.clone();
+					match self.transport.dial(addr) {
+						Ok(d) => {
+							log::trace!(target: "telemetry", "Re-dialing {}", self.addr);
+							socket = NodeSocket::Dialing(d);
+						},
+						Err(err) => {
+							log::warn!(target: "telemetry", "❌ Error while re-dialing {}: {:?}", self.addr, err);
+							socket = NodeSocket::wait_reconnect();
+						},
+					}
 				},
 				NodeSocket::WaitingReconnect(mut s) => {
 					if Future::poll(Pin::new(&mut s), cx).is_ready() {