/* Try to find a safe live circuit for CONN_TYPE_AP connection conn. If
* we don't find one: if conn cannot be handled by any known nodes,
* warn and return -1 (conn needs to die);
- * else launch new circuit and return 0.
+ * else launch new circuit (if necessary) and return 0.
* Otherwise, associate conn with a safe live circuit, do the
* right next step, and return 1.
*/
} else { /* we're a rendezvous conn */
circuit_t *rendcirc=NULL, *introcirc=NULL;
- /* first, find a rendezvous circuit for us */
+ /* before anything else, see if we've already been attached
+ * to a rendezvous circuit */
+ if(conn->cpath_layer) {
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ /* else, start by finding a rendezvous circuit for us */
retval = circuit_get_open_circ_or_launch(conn, CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_C_REND_JOINED, &rendcirc);
if(retval < 0) return -1; /* failed */