diff --git a/src/or/connection.c b/src/or/connection.c
index 88cbd9a676..333df458e8 100644
--- a/src/or/connection.c
+++ b/src/or/connection.c
@@ -1590,6 +1590,7 @@ connection_get_by_identity_digest(const char *digest)
   for (i=0;i<n;i++) {
     conn = carray[i];
     if (conn->marked_for_close ||
+        conn->type != CONN_TYPE_OR ||
         memcmp(conn->identity_digest, digest, DIGEST_LEN))
       continue;
     if (!best) {