diff --git a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
index 3d400340..cdaf2258 100644
--- a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
+++ b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* XMRig
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2021 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2022 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2022 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ int64_t xmrig::DonateStrategy::submit(const JobResult &result)
 
 void xmrig::DonateStrategy::connect()
 {
+#   ifdef XMRIG_ALGO_ASTROBWT
+    if (m_algorithm == Algorithm::ASTROBWT_DERO_2) {
+        return;
+    }
+#   endif
+
     m_proxy = createProxy();
     if (m_proxy) {
         m_proxy->connect();
diff --git a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.h b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.h
index fd3038ba..56a0580e 100644
--- a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.h
+++ b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* XMRig
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2021 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2022 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2022 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by