diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock.go
index 8760b4d489..55256f867f 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock.go
@@ -44,14 +44,9 @@ func FullMeshConnected(ctx context.Context, n int) (Mocknet, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	nets := m.Nets()
-	for _, n1 := range nets {
-		for _, n2 := range nets {
-			if _, err := m.ConnectNets(n1, n2); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
+	err = m.ConnectAllButSelf()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	return m, nil
 }
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
index 3c5710bf91..35c9bbe647 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_peernet.go
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ func (pn *peernet) DialPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (inet.Conn, error) {
 }
 
 func (pn *peernet) connect(p peer.ID) (*conn, error) {
+	if p == pn.peer {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("attempted to dial self %s", p)
+	}
+
 	// first, check if we already have live connections
 	pn.RLock()
 	cs, found := pn.connsByPeer[p]
@@ -326,26 +330,10 @@ func (pn *peernet) Connectedness(p peer.ID) inet.Connectedness {
 // NewStream returns a new stream to given peer p.
 // If there is no connection to p, attempts to create one.
 func (pn *peernet) NewStream(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (inet.Stream, error) {
-	pn.Lock()
-	cs, found := pn.connsByPeer[p]
-	if !found || len(cs) < 1 {
-		pn.Unlock()
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no connection to peer")
+	c, err := pn.DialPeer(ctx, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	// if many conns are found, how do we select? for now, randomly...
-	// this would be an interesting place to test logic that can measure
-	// links (network interfaces) and select properly
-	n := rand.Intn(len(cs))
-	var c *conn
-	for c = range cs {
-		if n == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-		n--
-	}
-	pn.Unlock()
-
 	return c.NewStream()
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_test.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_test.go
index 0f888a7098..d6d3c72680 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_test.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_test.go
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ func TestNetworkSetup(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("should not be able to connect")
 	}
 
-	// connect p1->p1 (should work)
-	if _, err := n1.DialPeer(ctx, p1); err != nil {
-		t.Error("p1 should be able to dial self.", err)
+	// connect p1->p1 (should fail)
+	if _, err := n1.DialPeer(ctx, p1); err == nil {
+		t.Error("p1 shouldn't be able to dial self")
 	}
 
 	// and a stream too
-	if _, err := n1.NewStream(ctx, p1); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+	if _, err := n1.NewStream(ctx, p1); err == nil {
+		t.Error("p1 shouldn't be able to dial self")
 	}
 
 	// connect p1->p2
@@ -383,8 +383,11 @@ func TestStreamsStress(t *testing.T) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			from := rand.Intn(len(hosts))
-			to := rand.Intn(len(hosts))
+			var from, to int
+			for from == to {
+				from = rand.Intn(len(hosts))
+				to = rand.Intn(len(hosts))
+			}
 			s, err := hosts[from].NewStream(ctx, hosts[to].ID(), protocol.TestingID)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Debugf("%d (%s) %d (%s)", from, hosts[from], to, hosts[to])