1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 278462a0bc..effce35dc4 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
     int64_t nTimeConnected;
     std::string addrName;
     int nVersion;
-    std::string strSubVer;
+    std::string cleanSubVer;
     bool fInbound;
     int nStartingHeight;
     int nMisbehavior;
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ public:
     std::string addrName;
     CService addrLocal;
     int nVersion;
-    std::string strSubVer;
+    // strSubVer is whatever byte array we read from the wire. However, this field is intended 
+    // to be printed out, displayed to humans in various forms and so on. So we sanitize it and
+    // store the sanitized version in cleanSubVer. The original should be used when dealing with
+    // the network or wire types and the cleaned string used when displayed or logged.
+    std::string strSubVer, cleanSubVer;
     bool fOneShot;
     bool fClient;
     bool fInbound;