diff --git a/client/rpc/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/client/rpc/internal/RPCClientProxyHandler.kt b/client/rpc/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/client/rpc/internal/RPCClientProxyHandler.kt
index 8852a096cd..458bea35ef 100644
--- a/client/rpc/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/client/rpc/internal/RPCClientProxyHandler.kt
+++ b/client/rpc/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/client/rpc/internal/RPCClientProxyHandler.kt
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class RPCClientProxyHandler(
     }
 
     private fun attemptReconnect() {
-        var reconnectAttempts = rpcConfiguration.maxReconnectAttempts * serverLocator.staticTransportConfigurations.size
+        var reconnectAttempts = rpcConfiguration.maxReconnectAttempts.times(serverLocator.staticTransportConfigurations.size)
         var retryInterval = rpcConfiguration.connectionRetryInterval
         val maxRetryInterval = rpcConfiguration.connectionMaxRetryInterval
 
diff --git a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/ArtemisTcpTransport.kt b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/ArtemisTcpTransport.kt
index a9438611a4..40333af921 100644
--- a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/ArtemisTcpTransport.kt
+++ b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/ArtemisTcpTransport.kt
@@ -97,5 +97,19 @@ class ArtemisTcpTransport {
             }
             return TransportConfiguration(factoryName, options)
         }
+
+        /** Create as list of [TransportConfiguration]. **/
+        fun tcpTransportsFromList(
+                direction: ConnectionDirection,
+                hostAndPortList: List<NetworkHostAndPort>,
+                config: SSLConfiguration?,
+                enableSSL: Boolean = true): List<TransportConfiguration>{
+            val tcpTransports = ArrayList<TransportConfiguration>(hostAndPortList.size)
+            hostAndPortList.forEach {
+                tcpTransports.add(tcpTransport(direction, it, config, enableSSL))
+            }
+
+            return tcpTransports
+        }
     }
 }