diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/H2HostCache.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/H2HostCache.groovy
index 06345e65..73d803fd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/H2HostCache.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/H2HostCache.groovy
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class H2HostCache extends HostCache {
                 
             HostMCProfile profile = profiles.get(d)
             ConnectionAttemptStatus current = profile.state
-            ConnectionAttemptStatus predicted = profile.transition()
+            ConnectionAttemptStatus predicted = profile.nextState()
             log.fine("predicted $current -> $predicted for ${d.toBase32()} profile $profile")
             if (predicted != ConnectionAttemptStatus.FAILED)
                 rv.add(d)
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/HostMCProfile.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/HostMCProfile.groovy
index 9deefa2c..d2c8a6a7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/HostMCProfile.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/HostMCProfile.groovy
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ class HostMCProfile {
     
     private final String toString
         
-    // start with S
-    ConnectionAttemptStatus state
+    final ConnectionAttemptStatus state
     
     boolean hasHistory
     boolean successfulAttempt
@@ -149,15 +148,6 @@ class HostMCProfile {
         
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Transitions to the next state
-     * @return the next state
-     */
-    ConnectionAttemptStatus transition() {
-        this.state = nextState()
-        return state
-    }
- 
     /**
      * @return if the host should be advertised in pongs
      */
@@ -169,7 +159,7 @@ class HostMCProfile {
      * Rolls the dice and tells us what the next state should be.
      * Does not actually transition.
      */
-    private ConnectionAttemptStatus nextState() {
+    ConnectionAttemptStatus nextState() {
         Probability[] lookup
         switch(state) {
             case ConnectionAttemptStatus.SUCCESSFUL :