1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
index 985f44640b..9ab63a30fb 100644
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -371,7 +371,13 @@ public:
             READWRITE(nVersion);
         }
         if ((s.GetType() & SER_DISK) ||
-            (nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION && !(s.GetType() & SER_GETHASH))) {
+            (nVersion != INIT_PROTO_VERSION && !(s.GetType() & SER_GETHASH))) {
+            // The only time we serialize a CAddress object without nTime is in
+            // the initial VERSION messages which contain two CAddress records.
+            // At that point, the serialization version is INIT_PROTO_VERSION.
+            // After the version handshake, serialization version is >=
+            // MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION and all ADDR messages are serialized with
+            // nTime.
             READWRITE(obj.nTime);
         }
         READWRITE(Using<CustomUintFormatter<8>>(obj.nServices));