diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
index 9c9e094db62..ac7ca421dbc 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/behaviour/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use libp2p::{
     },
     identify::{Identify, IdentifyConfig, IdentifyEvent},
     swarm::{
-        dial_opts::{DialOpts, PeerCondition},
         AddressScore, NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction as NBAction,
         NetworkBehaviourEventProcess, PollParameters,
     },
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ pub enum BehaviourEvent<AppReqId: ReqId, TSpec: EthSpec> {
 /// Internal type to pass messages from sub-behaviours to the poll of the global behaviour to be
 /// specified as an NBAction.
 enum InternalBehaviourMessage {
-    /// Dial a Peer.
-    DialPeer(PeerId),
     /// The socket has been updated.
     SocketUpdated(Multiaddr),
 }
@@ -836,9 +833,7 @@ impl<AppReqId: ReqId, TSpec: EthSpec> Behaviour<AppReqId, TSpec> {
             self.discovery.remove_cached_enr(&peer_id);
             // For any dial event, inform the peer manager
             let enr = self.discovery_mut().enr_of_peer(&peer_id);
-            self.peer_manager.inject_dialing(&peer_id, enr);
-            self.internal_events
-                .push_back(InternalBehaviourMessage::DialPeer(peer_id));
+            self.peer_manager.dial_peer(&peer_id, enr);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1154,9 +1149,7 @@ where
                     debug!(self.log, "Dialing discovered peer"; "peer_id" => %peer_id);
                     // For any dial event, inform the peer manager
                     let enr = self.discovery_mut().enr_of_peer(&peer_id);
-                    self.peer_manager.inject_dialing(&peer_id, enr);
-                    self.internal_events
-                        .push_back(InternalBehaviourMessage::DialPeer(peer_id));
+                    self.peer_manager.dial_peer(&peer_id, enr);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1214,16 +1207,6 @@ where
         // Handle internal events first
         if let Some(event) = self.internal_events.pop_front() {
             match event {
-                InternalBehaviourMessage::DialPeer(peer_id) => {
-                    // Submit the event
-                    let handler = self.new_handler();
-                    return Poll::Ready(NBAction::Dial {
-                        opts: DialOpts::peer_id(peer_id)
-                            .condition(PeerCondition::Disconnected)
-                            .build(),
-                        handler,
-                    });
-                }
                 InternalBehaviourMessage::SocketUpdated(address) => {
                     return Poll::Ready(NBAction::ReportObservedAddr {
                         address,
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
index 55b3884454d..b83f03c097a 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use peerdb::{client::ClientKind, BanOperation, BanResult, ScoreUpdateResult};
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use slog::{debug, error, trace, warn};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::{
     sync::Arc,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ pub struct PeerManager<TSpec: EthSpec> {
     status_peers: HashSetDelay<PeerId>,
     /// The target number of peers we would like to connect to.
     target_peers: usize,
+    /// Peers queued to be dialed.
+    peers_to_dial: VecDeque<(PeerId, Option<Enr>)>,
     /// A collection of sync committee subnets that we need to stay subscribed to.
     /// Sync committee subnets are longer term (256 epochs). Hence, we need to re-run
     /// discovery queries for subnet peers if we disconnect from existing sync
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerManager<TSpec> {
         Ok(PeerManager {
             network_globals,
             events: SmallVec::new(),
+            peers_to_dial: Default::default(),
             inbound_ping_peers: HashSetDelay::new(Duration::from_secs(ping_interval_inbound)),
             outbound_ping_peers: HashSetDelay::new(Duration::from_secs(ping_interval_outbound)),
             status_peers: HashSetDelay::new(Duration::from_secs(status_interval)),
@@ -360,8 +364,8 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> PeerManager<TSpec> {
     /* Notifications from the Swarm */
 
     // A peer is being dialed.
-    pub fn inject_dialing(&mut self, peer_id: &PeerId, enr: Option<Enr>) {
-        self.inject_peer_connection(peer_id, ConnectingType::Dialing, enr);
+    pub fn dial_peer(&mut self, peer_id: &PeerId, enr: Option<Enr>) {
+        self.peers_to_dial.push_back((*peer_id, enr));
     }
 
     /// Reports if a peer is banned or not.
diff --git a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/network_behaviour.rs b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/network_behaviour.rs
index 3bda64f0b13..a19c6db657e 100644
--- a/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/network_behaviour.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/lighthouse_network/src/peer_manager/network_behaviour.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use libp2p::core::connection::ConnectionId;
 use libp2p::core::ConnectedPoint;
+use libp2p::swarm::dial_opts::{DialOpts, PeerCondition};
 use libp2p::swarm::handler::DummyConnectionHandler;
 use libp2p::swarm::{
     ConnectionHandler, DialError, NetworkBehaviour, NetworkBehaviourAction, PollParameters,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::rpc::GoodbyeReason;
 use crate::types::SyncState;
 
 use super::peerdb::BanResult;
-use super::{PeerManager, PeerManagerEvent, ReportSource};
+use super::{ConnectingType, PeerManager, PeerManagerEvent, ReportSource};
 
 impl<TSpec: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviour for PeerManager<TSpec> {
     type ConnectionHandler = DummyConnectionHandler;
@@ -99,6 +100,17 @@ impl<TSpec: EthSpec> NetworkBehaviour for PeerManager<TSpec> {
             self.events.shrink_to_fit();
         }
 
+        if let Some((peer_id, maybe_enr)) = self.peers_to_dial.pop_front() {
+            self.inject_peer_connection(&peer_id, ConnectingType::Dialing, maybe_enr);
+            let handler = self.new_handler();
+            return Poll::Ready(NetworkBehaviourAction::Dial {
+                opts: DialOpts::peer_id(peer_id)
+                    .condition(PeerCondition::Disconnected)
+                    .build(),
+                handler,
+            });
+        }
+
         Poll::Pending
     }