diff --git a/src/connect.rs b/src/connect.rs
index e944469..5d8220d 100644
--- a/src/connect.rs
+++ b/src/connect.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ impl IntermeshClient {
     }
 
     /// Connect to a mesh name.
+    ///
+    /// If the name resolves to multiple IMIDs, an arbitrary but deterministic
+    /// choice is made (the `Ord`-minimum IMID).
     pub(crate) async fn connect_name(
         &mut self,
         name: &Name,
@@ -107,22 +110,23 @@ impl IntermeshClient {
             .derivation()
             .name_to_imid
             .get(name)
-            .and_then(|s| s.iter().next())
+            .and_then(|s| s.first())
             .cloned()
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("failed to resolve name to IMID: {name}"))?;
-
         self.connect_imid(&imid, port).await
     }
 
     /// Connect to an IMID.
+    ///
+    /// If the IMID resolves to multiple IPs, an arbitrary but deterministic
+    /// choice is made (the `Ord`-minimum IP).
     async fn connect_imid(&mut self, imid: &Imid, port: u16) -> Result<ClientTlsStream<TcpStream>> {
-        // Trust engine is authoritative; bootstrap hint is fallback for bootstrap.
         let te_ip = self
             .te
             .derivation()
             .imid_to_ip
             .get(imid)
-            .and_then(|s| s.iter().next())
+            .and_then(|s| s.first())
             .copied();
         let hint_ip = self
             .bootstrap_hint