diff --git a/easytier/src/peers/peer_manager.rs b/easytier/src/peers/peer_manager.rs
index aa716e00..6c315976 100644
--- a/easytier/src/peers/peer_manager.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/peers/peer_manager.rs
@@ -1556,8 +1556,8 @@ impl PeerManager {
             && (peers.has_peer(gateway) || foreign_network_client.has_next_hop(gateway))
         {
             relay_peer_map.send_msg(msg, dst_peer_id, policy).await
-        } else if peers.has_peer(dst_peer_id) {
-            peers.send_msg_directly(msg, dst_peer_id).await
+        } else if let Some(peer) = peers.get_peer_by_id(dst_peer_id) {
+            peer.send_msg(msg).await
         } else if foreign_network_client.has_next_hop(dst_peer_id) {
             foreign_network_client.send_msg(msg, dst_peer_id).await
         } else if let Some(gateway) = peers.get_gateway_peer_id(dst_peer_id, policy.clone()).await {