diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 52b3562e68..21cbbb66e8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ func (cfg *Config) NewNode() (host.Host, error) {
 		rcmgr.MustRegisterWith(cfg.PrometheusRegisterer)
 	}
 
-	var autonatv2Dialer network.Network
+	var autonatv2Dialer *blankhost.BlankHost
 	if !cfg.DisableAutoNATv2 {
 		ah, err := cfg.makeAutoNATHost()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		autonatv2Dialer = ah.Network()
+		autonatv2Dialer = ah
 	}
 
 	h, err := bhost.NewHost(swrm, &bhost.HostOpts{
diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index 8873fedfa3..3e507a5184 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ type HostOpts struct {
 	PrometheusRegisterer prometheus.Registerer
 
 	EnableAutoNATv2 bool
-	AutoNATv2Dialer network.Network
+	AutoNATv2Dialer host.Host
 }
 
 // NewHost constructs a new *BasicHost and activates it by attaching its stream and connection handlers to the given inet.Network.
diff --git a/p2p/protocol/autonatv2/server_test.go b/p2p/protocol/autonatv2/server_test.go
index e6c542a9fd..8853dc35df 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/autonatv2/server_test.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/autonatv2/server_test.go
@@ -98,3 +98,27 @@ func TestServerDataRequest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, res[0].Rch, network.ReachabilityPublic)
 }
+
+func TestServerDial(t *testing.T) {
+	h := bhost.NewBlankHost(swarmt.GenSwarm(t))
+	dialer := bhost.NewBlankHost(swarmt.GenSwarm(t))
+	as := NewServer(h, dialer, nil, true)
+	defer as.host.Close()
+	as.Start()
+
+	c := newAutoNAT(t)
+	c.allowAllAddrs = true
+	defer c.Close()
+	defer c.host.Close()
+
+	c.host.Peerstore().AddAddrs(as.host.ID(), as.host.Addrs(), peerstore.PermanentAddrTTL)
+	c.host.Peerstore().AddProtocols(as.host.ID(), DialProtocol)
+	randAddr := ma.StringCast("/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/2")
+	res, err := c.CheckReachability(context.Background(), []ma.Multiaddr{randAddr}, c.host.Addrs())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, res[0].Rch, network.ReachabilityPrivate)
+
+	res, err = c.CheckReachability(context.Background(), nil, c.host.Addrs())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, res[0].Rch, network.ReachabilityPublic)
+}