diff --git a/daemon/Daemon.cpp b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
index 700dd776..fef05cbf 100644
--- a/daemon/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/daemon/Daemon.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ namespace util
 		bool transit; i2p::config::GetOption("notransit", transit);
 		i2p::context.SetAcceptsTunnels (!transit);
 		uint32_t transitTunnels; i2p::config::GetOption("limits.transittunnels", transitTunnels);
+		if (transitTunnels < 2)
+			transitTunnels = 2;
 		if (isFloodfill && i2p::config::IsDefault ("limits.transittunnels"))
 			transitTunnels *= 2; // double default number of transit tunnels for floodfill
 		i2p::tunnel::tunnels.SetMaxNumTransitTunnels (transitTunnels);