extend_info_t *launch_ei = intro->extend_info;
extend_info_t *direct_ei = NULL;
- /* Are we in single onion mode? */
- if (rend_service_allow_non_anonymous_connection(options)) {
+ /* Are we in single onion mode?
+ *
+ * We only use a one-hop path on the first attempt. If the first attempt
+ * fails, we use a 3-hop path for reachability / reliability.
+ * (Unlike v3, retries is incremented by the caller after it calls this
+ * function.)
+ */
+ if (rend_service_allow_non_anonymous_connection(options) &&
+ intro->circuit_retries == 0) {
/* Do we have a descriptor for the node?
* We've either just chosen it from the consensus, or we've just reviewed
* our intro points to see which ones are still valid, and deleted the ones