diff --git a/modules/netns-isolation.nix b/modules/netns-isolation.nix
index bfe5040..6371a6c 100644
--- a/modules/netns-isolation.nix
+++ b/modules/netns-isolation.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ in {
           id = 19;
           connections = [ "nginx" "lightning-charge" ];
         };
+        recurring-donations = {
+          id = 20;
+          # communicates with clightning over lightning-rpc socket
+          connections = [];
+        };
       };
 
       systemd.services = {
diff --git a/modules/presets/secure-node.nix b/modules/presets/secure-node.nix
index ba0f0bf..d8ece9e 100644
--- a/modules/presets/secure-node.nix
+++ b/modules/presets/secure-node.nix
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ in {
 
     services.nanopos.enforceTor = true;
 
+    services.recurring-donations.enforceTor = true;
+
     services.nix-bitcoin-webindex.enforceTor = true;
 
 
diff --git a/modules/recurring-donations.nix b/modules/recurring-donations.nix
index 901c8f7..a4f9444 100644
--- a/modules/recurring-donations.nix
+++ b/modules/recurring-donations.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
       NAME=$1
       AMOUNT=$2
       echo Attempting to pay $AMOUNT sat to $NAME
-      INVOICE=$(torsocks curl -d "satoshi_amount=$AMOUNT&payment_method=ln&id=$NAME&type=profile" -X POST https://api.tallyco.in/v1/payment/request/ | jq -r '.lightning_pay_request') 2> /dev/null
+      INVOICE=$(curl --socks5-hostname ${config.services.tor.client.socksListenAddress} -d "satoshi_amount=$AMOUNT&payment_method=ln&id=$NAME&type=profile" -X POST https://api.tallyco.in/v1/payment/request/ | jq -r '.lightning_pay_request') 2> /dev/null
       if [ -z "$INVOICE" ] || [ "$INVOICE" = "null" ]; then
         echo "ERROR: did not get invoice from tallycoin"
         return
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ in {
         Random delay to add to scheduled time for donation. Default is one day.
       '';
     };
+    enforceTor =  nix-bitcoin-services.enforceTor;
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -95,12 +96,14 @@ in {
       description = "Run recurring-donations";
       requires = [ "clightning.service" ];
       after = [ "clightning.service" ];
-      path = with pkgs; [ nix-bitcoin.clightning curl torsocks sudo jq ];
+      path = with pkgs; [ nix-bitcoin.clightning curl sudo jq ];
       serviceConfig = nix-bitcoin-services.defaultHardening // {
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash ${recurring-donations-script}";
         User = "recurring-donations";
         Type = "oneshot";
-      } // nix-bitcoin-services.allowTor;
+      } // (if cfg.enforceTor
+            then nix-bitcoin-services.allowTor
+            else nix-bitcoin-services.allowAnyIP);
     };
     systemd.timers.recurring-donations = {
       requires = [ "clightning.service" ];