diff --git a/swarm.go b/swarm.go
index b75e24b351f1eb659d090ff2ecb7c080cacaa977..272662a0597fc86c5aa64183d773c4dcd1de998a 100644
--- a/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm.go
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (s *Swarm) NewStream(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (network.Stream, error
 		}
 
 		if c.Stat().Transient {
-			if !network.GetUseTransient(ctx) {
+			if useTransient, _ := network.GetUseTransient(ctx); !useTransient {
 				return nil, network.ErrTransientConn
 			}
 		}