diff --git a/src/dialer.js b/src/dialer.js
index 3cb7ae00..f8c0bc52 100644
--- a/src/dialer.js
+++ b/src/dialer.js
@@ -41,31 +41,18 @@ class Dialer {
     this.tokens = [...new Array(concurrency)].map((_, index) => index)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Connects to a given `Multiaddr`. `addr` should include the id of the peer being
-   * dialed, it will be used for encryption verification.
-   *
-   * @param {Multiaddr} addr The address to dial
-   * @param {object} [options]
-   * @param {AbortSignal} [options.signal] An AbortController signal
-   * @returns {Promise<Connection>}
-   */
-  connectToMultiaddr (addr, options = {}) {
-    addr = multiaddr(addr)
-
-    return this.connectToMultiaddrs([addr], options)
-  }
-
   /**
    * Connects to the first success of a given list of `Multiaddr`. `addrs` should
    * include the id of the peer being dialed, it will be used for encryption verification.
    *
-   * @param {Array<Multiaddr>} addrs
+   * @param {Array<Multiaddr>|Multiaddr} addrs
    * @param {object} [options]
    * @param {AbortSignal} [options.signal] An AbortController signal
    * @returns {Promise<Connection>}
    */
-  async connectToMultiaddrs (addrs, options = {}) {
+  async connectToMultiaddr (addrs, options = {}) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(addrs)) addrs = [multiaddr(addrs)]
+
     const dialAction = (addr, options) => {
       if (options.signal.aborted) throw errCode(new Error('already aborted'), 'ERR_ALREADY_ABORTED')
       return this.transportManager.dial(addr, options)
@@ -112,7 +99,7 @@ class Dialer {
 
     // TODO: ensure the peer id is on the multiaddr
 
-    return this.connectToMultiaddrs(addrs, options)
+    return this.connectToMultiaddr(addrs, options)
   }
 
   getTokens (num) {
diff --git a/test/dialing/direct.node.js b/test/dialing/direct.node.js
index bac268c6..6df08cd6 100644
--- a/test/dialing/direct.node.js
+++ b/test/dialing/direct.node.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, TCP)', () => {
     })
 
     // Perform 3 multiaddr dials
-    dialer.connectToMultiaddrs([remoteAddr, remoteAddr, remoteAddr])
+    dialer.connectToMultiaddr([remoteAddr, remoteAddr, remoteAddr])
 
     // Let the call stack run
     await delay(0)
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, TCP)', () => {
         }
       })
 
-      sinon.spy(libp2p.dialer, 'connectToMultiaddrs')
+      sinon.spy(libp2p.dialer, 'connectToMultiaddr')
       const remotePeer = new PeerInfo(remoteLibp2p.peerInfo.id)
       remotePeer.multiaddrs.add(remoteAddr)
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, TCP)', () => {
       expect(stream).to.exist()
       expect(protocol).to.equal('/echo/1.0.0')
       await connection.close()
-      expect(libp2p.dialer.connectToMultiaddrs.callCount).to.equal(1)
+      expect(libp2p.dialer.connectToMultiaddr.callCount).to.equal(1)
     })
 
     it('should be able to use hangup to close connections', async () => {
diff --git a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
index 6626d54d..d4aceac1 100644
--- a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
+++ b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, WebSockets)', () => {
     })
 
     // Perform 3 multiaddr dials
-    dialer.connectToMultiaddrs([remoteAddr, remoteAddr, remoteAddr])
+    dialer.connectToMultiaddr([remoteAddr, remoteAddr, remoteAddr])
 
     // Let the call stack run
     await delay(0)