diff --git a/swarm_dial.go b/swarm_dial.go
index 1fe37a1fdd21836628d2a4b6f1de8952eb37d4a3..2d3255b4a674a21cb2e61b102d6ac3d174a35db0 100644
--- a/swarm_dial.go
+++ b/swarm_dial.go
@@ -341,7 +341,14 @@ func (s *Swarm) dialWorkerLoop(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, reqch <-chan Dial
 			delete(pr.addrs, ad.addr)
 			if len(pr.addrs) == 0 {
 				// all addrs have erred, dispatch dial error
-				pr.req.Resch <- DialResponse{Err: pr.err}
+				// but first do a last one check in case an acceptable connection has landed from
+				// a simultaneous dial that started later and added new acceptable addrs
+				c := s.bestAcceptableConnToPeer(pr.req.Ctx, p)
+				if c != nil {
+					pr.req.Resch <- DialResponse{Conn: c}
+				} else {
+					pr.req.Resch <- DialResponse{Err: pr.err}
+				}
 				delete(requests, reqno)
 			}
 		}