diff --git a/network/default.go b/network/default.go
index 831118a5..e80f5d8d 100644
--- a/network/default.go
+++ b/network/default.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ var (
 	DefaultLink = "network"
 	// MaxConnections is the max number of network client connections
 	MaxConnections = 3
+	// MaxPeerErrors is the max number of peer errors before we remove it from network graph
+	MaxPeerErrors = 3
 )
 
 var (
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ var (
 	ErrClientNotFound = errors.New("client not found")
 	// ErrPeerLinkNotFound is returned when peer link could not be found in tunnel Links
 	ErrPeerLinkNotFound = errors.New("peer link not found")
+	// ErrPeerMaxExceeded is returned when peer has reached its max error count limit
+	ErrPeerMaxExceeded = errors.New("peer max errors exceeded")
 )
 
 // network implements Network interface
@@ -1327,6 +1331,11 @@ func (n *network) sendTo(method, channel string, peer *node, msg proto.Message)
 	// Create a unicast connection to the peer but don't do the open/accept flow
 	c, err := n.tunnel.Dial(channel, tunnel.DialWait(false), tunnel.DialLink(peer.link))
 	if err != nil {
+		// increment the peer error count; prune peer if we exceed MaxPeerErrors
+		peer.err.Increment()
+		if count := peer.err.GetCount(); count == MaxPeerErrors {
+			n.PrunePeer(peer.id)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 	defer c.Close()
@@ -1351,7 +1360,16 @@ func (n *network) sendTo(method, channel string, peer *node, msg proto.Message)
 		tmsg.Header["Micro-Peer"] = peer.id
 	}
 
-	return c.Send(tmsg)
+	if err := c.Send(tmsg); err != nil {
+		// increment the peer error count; prune peer if we exceed MaxPeerErrors
+		peer.err.Increment()
+		if count := peer.err.GetCount(); count == MaxPeerErrors {
+			n.PrunePeer(peer.id)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // sendMsg sends a message to the tunnel channel
diff --git a/network/node.go b/network/node.go
index 159f15f9..a5d3ad91 100644
--- a/network/node.go
+++ b/network/node.go
@@ -21,6 +21,35 @@ var (
 	ErrPeerNotFound = errors.New("peer not found")
 )
 
+type nodeError struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	count int
+}
+
+// Increment increments node error count
+func (n *nodeError) Increment() {
+	n.Lock()
+	defer n.Unlock()
+
+	n.count++
+}
+
+// Reset reset node error count
+func (n *nodeError) Reset() {
+	n.Lock()
+	defer n.Unlock()
+
+	n.count = 0
+}
+
+// GetCount returns node error count
+func (n *nodeError) GetCount() int {
+	n.RLock()
+	defer n.RUnlock()
+
+	return n.count
+}
+
 // node is network node
 type node struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
@@ -38,8 +67,8 @@ type node struct {
 	lastSeen time.Time
 	// lastSync keeps track of node last sync request
 	lastSync time.Time
-	// errCount tracks error count when communicating with peer
-	errCount int
+	// err tracks node errors
+	err nodeError
 }
 
 // Id is node ide
@@ -274,30 +303,6 @@ func (n *node) PruneStalePeers(pruneTime time.Duration) map[string]*node {
 	return pruned
 }
 
-// IncErrCount increments node error count
-func (n *node) IncErrCount() {
-	n.Lock()
-	defer n.Unlock()
-
-	n.errCount++
-}
-
-// ResetErrCount reset node error count
-func (n *node) ResetErrCount() {
-	n.Lock()
-	defer n.Unlock()
-
-	n.errCount = 0
-}
-
-// ErrCount returns node error count
-func (n *node) ErrCount() int {
-	n.RLock()
-	defer n.RUnlock()
-
-	return n.errCount
-}
-
 // getTopology traverses node graph and builds node topology
 // NOTE: this function is not thread safe
 func (n *node) getTopology(depth uint) *node {