diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
index b442463ac8..5f8aceca35 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/DomainHandler.cpp
@@ -566,9 +566,14 @@ bool DomainHandler::checkInPacketTimeout() {
         qCDebug(networking_ice) << "Silent domain checkins:" << _checkInPacketsSinceLastReply;
     }
 
-    if (_checkInPacketsSinceLastReply > MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS) {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
 
-        auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    if(_checkInPacketsSinceLastReply > 2) {
+        qCDebug(networking_ice) << _checkInPacketsSinceLastReply << "seconds since last domain list request, squelching traffic";
+        nodeList->setDropOutgoingNodeTraffic(true);
+    }
+
+    if (_checkInPacketsSinceLastReply > MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS) {
 
         // we haven't heard back from DS in MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS
         // so emit our signal that says that
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index 9f4eb39013..6faaca219c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,13 @@ qint64 LimitedNodeList::sendUnreliablePacket(const NLPacket& packet, const HifiS
     Q_ASSERT_X(!packet.isReliable(), "LimitedNodeList::sendUnreliablePacket",
                "Trying to send a reliable packet unreliably.");
 
+    if(_dropOutgoingNodeTraffic) {
+        auto destinationNode = findNodeWithAddr(sockAddr);
+        if (!destinationNode.isNull() && (destinationNode->getType() != NodeType::DomainServer)) {
+            return ERROR_SENDING_PACKET_BYTES;
+        }
+    }
+
     fillPacketHeader(packet, hmacAuth);
 
     return _nodeSocket.writePacket(packet, sockAddr);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index bd5e6bd013..f9f6bf3b3e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ public:
     float getInboundKbps() const { return _inboundKbps; }
     float getOutboundKbps() const { return _outboundKbps; }
 
+    void setDropOutgoingNodeTraffic(bool squelchOutgoingNodeTraffic) { _dropOutgoingNodeTraffic = squelchOutgoingNodeTraffic; }
+
     const std::set<NodeType_t> SOLO_NODE_TYPES = {
         NodeType::AvatarMixer,
         NodeType::AudioMixer,
@@ -493,6 +495,8 @@ private:
     int _outboundPPS { 0 };
     float _inboundKbps { 0.0f };
     float _outboundKbps { 0.0f };
+
+    bool _dropOutgoingNodeTraffic { false };
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_LimitedNodeList_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index 86b33bbe20..39b8fa29a9 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ void NodeList::processDomainServerList(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message)
 
     // this is a packet from the domain server, reset the count of un-replied check-ins
     _domainHandler.clearPendingCheckins();
+    setDropOutgoingNodeTraffic(false);
 
     // emit our signal so listeners know we just heard from the DS
     emit receivedDomainServerList();