diff --git a/p2p/discover/api.go b/p2p/discover/api.go
index a972c2e03719..19af1647f385 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/api.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/api.go
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ func (d *DiscV5API) AddEnr(enr string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	d.DiscV5.tab.addFoundNode(n, true)
+	// immediately add the node to the routing table
+	d.DiscV5.tab.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: false, forceSetLive: true})
 	return true, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
index 9445b504694f..baef3b17fe09 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol.go
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ func (p *PortalProtocol) RoutingTableInfo() [][]string {
 }
 
 func (p *PortalProtocol) AddEnr(n *enode.Node) {
-	p.table.addFoundNode(n, true)
+	// immediately add the node to the routing table
+	p.table.handleAddNode(addNodeOp{node: n, isInbound: false, forceSetLive: true})
 	id := n.ID().String()
 	p.radiusCache.Set([]byte(id), MaxDistance)
 }
diff --git a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
index 605cfa3c0a6e..26c452d2e7fa 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/portal_protocol_test.go
@@ -268,10 +268,6 @@ func TestPortalWireProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(12 * time.Second)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(node1.table.NodeList()))
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(node2.table.NodeList()))
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(node3.table.NodeList()))
-
 	slices.ContainsFunc(node1.table.NodeList(), func(n *enode.Node) bool {
 		return n.ID() == node2.localNode.Node().ID()
 	})