diff --git a/src/assets/nodes.json b/src/assets/nodes.json
index 10326593..11142be6 100644
--- a/src/assets/nodes.json
+++ b/src/assets/nodes.json
@@ -14,22 +14,10 @@
       "zao3w6isidntdbnyee5ufs7fyzmv7wzchpw32i3uo5eldjwmo4bxg2qd.onion:34568"
     ],
     "clearnet": [
-      "global.wownodes.com:34568",
-      "super.fast.node.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "node.wownero.club:34568",
-      "node.suchwow.xyz:34568",
-      "eu-west-1.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "eu-west-2.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "eu-west-3.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "eu-west-4.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "eu-west-5.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "eu-west-6.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "na-west-1.wow.xmr.pm:34568",
-      "much.wow.such.money:34568",
-      "very.wow.such.money:34568",
-      "169.119.33.174:34568",
-      "wow.bot.tips:34568",
-      "idontwanttogototoronto.wow.fail:34568"
+      "node2.monerodevs.org:34568",
+      "node3.monerodevs.org:34568",
+      "spippolatori.it:34568",
+      "wownerod.foolsump.com:34568"
     ]
   },
   "stagenet": {
diff --git a/src/utils/nodes.cpp b/src/utils/nodes.cpp
index 1a2cc470..e5e7aaa8 100644
--- a/src/utils/nodes.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/nodes.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ void Nodes::loadConfig() {
     }
 
     QStringList websocketNodes = m_nodes.getNodes(constants::networkType, NodeList::ws);
+    // wowlet: the websocket node-discovery server is disabled (no wownero equivalent), so this cached list
+    // never refreshes and may be stale or polluted with monero nodes from an earlier build. Drop it so the
+    // bundled wownero nodes.json below becomes the managed list.
+    if (conf()->get(Config::disableWebsocket).toBool())
+        websocketNodes.clear();
     for (const auto &node : websocketNodes) {
         FeatherNode wsNode{node};
         wsNode.custom = false;