diff --git a/plugins/recover.c b/plugins/recover.c
index 850f85d4531b..580b76f334d7 100644
--- a/plugins/recover.c
+++ b/plugins/recover.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static const char *nodes_for_gossip[] = {
 	"0242a4ae0c5bef18048fbecf995094b74bfb0f7391418d71ed394784373f41e4f3@3.124.63.44", //CoinGate
 	"0364913d18a19c671bb36dd04d6ad5be0fe8f2894314c36a9db3f03c2d414907e1@192.243.215.102", //LQwD-Canada
 	"02f1a8c87607f415c8f22c00593002775941dea48869ce23096af27b0cfdcc0b69@52.13.118.208", //Kraken 🐙⚡
-	"037659a0ac8eb3b8d0a720114efc861d3a940382dcfa1403746b4f8f6b2e8810ba@34.78.139.195" //nicehash-ln1
+	"037659a0ac8eb3b8d0a720114efc861d3a940382dcfa1403746b4f8f6b2e8810ba@34.78.139.195", //nicehash-ln1
 	"024b9a1fa8e006f1e3937f65f66c408e6da8e1ca728ea43222a7381df1cc449605@165.232.168.69", //BLUEIRON-v23.08.1
 	"034ea80f8b148c750463546bd999bf7321a0e6dfc60aaf84bd0400a2e8d376c0d5@213.174.156.66", //LNBiG Hub-1
 	"026165850492521f4ac8abd9bd8088123446d126f648ca35e60f88177dc149ceb2@45.86.229.190", //Boltz
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index 240683b00f4a..79bba3237b14 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -3432,6 +3432,32 @@ def test_restorefrompeer(node_factory, bitcoind):
     wait_for(lambda: l2.rpc.listfunds()["channels"][0]["state"] == "ONCHAIN")
 
 
+def test_recover_nodes_for_gossip():
+    """Verify nodes_for_gossip bootstrap addresses in plugins/recover.c."""
+    with open("plugins/recover.c", "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
+        content = f.read()
+
+    match = re.search(r"nodes_for_gossip\[\]\s*=\s*\{([^}]+)\};", content)
+    assert match, "Could not find nodes_for_gossip in plugins/recover.c"
+
+    entries = []
+    for line in match.group(1).splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line or line.startswith("//"):
+            continue
+        str_match = re.search(r'"([^"]+)"', line)
+        if str_match:
+            entries.append(str_match.group(1))
+
+    assert len(entries) == 10
+    for e in entries:
+        assert "@" in e
+        assert e.count("@") == 1
+        node_id, host = e.split("@")
+        assert len(node_id) == 66
+        int(node_id, 16)
+
+
 def test_commitfee_option(node_factory):
     """Sanity check for the --commit-fee startup option."""
     l1, l2 = node_factory.get_nodes(2, opts=[{"commit-fee": "200",