diff --git a/substrate/network-libp2p/src/network_state.rs b/substrate/network-libp2p/src/network_state.rs
index 789482554d12d..549f62e9a623f 100644
--- a/substrate/network-libp2p/src/network_state.rs
+++ b/substrate/network-libp2p/src/network_state.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::io::{Error as IoError, ErrorKind as IoErrorKind, Read, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::atomic;
+use std::{thread, time};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 // File where the peers are stored.
@@ -180,8 +181,21 @@ impl NetworkState {
 				PeersStorage::Json(peerstore)
 			} else {
 				warn!(target: "sub-libp2p", "Failed to open peer storage {:?} \
-					; peers won't be saved", path);
-				PeersStorage::Memory(MemoryPeerstore::empty())
+					; peers file will be reset", path);
+				fs::remove_file(&path).unwrap();
+				while Path::new(&path).exists() {
+					debug!("Waiting for effective deletion of invalid/outdate \
+						peers.json");
+					thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(5));
+				}
+				if let Ok(peerstore) = JsonPeerstore::new(path.clone()) {
+					debug!("peers.json reset");
+					PeersStorage::Json(peerstore)
+				} else {
+					warn!(target: "sub-libp2p", "Failed to reset peer storage\
+						{:?}; peers change will not be saved", path);
+					PeersStorage::Memory(MemoryPeerstore::empty())
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			debug!(target: "sub-libp2p", "No peers file configured ; peers \
@@ -559,7 +573,7 @@ impl NetworkState {
 	/// You must pass an `UnboundedSender` which will be used by the `send`
 	/// method. Actually sending the data is not covered by this code.
 	///
-	/// The various methods of the `NetworkState` that close a connection do 
+	/// The various methods of the `NetworkState` that close a connection do
 	/// so by dropping this sender.
 	pub fn custom_proto(
 		&self,
@@ -826,7 +840,7 @@ fn parse_and_add_to_peerstore(addr_str: &str, peerstore: &PeersStorage)
 				.peer_or_create(&peer_id)
 				.add_addr(addr, Duration::from_secs(100000 * 365 * 24 * 3600)),
 	}
-	
+
 	Ok(peer_id)
 }