1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
index d0d0e19694..810f0aac92 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_messages.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(process_messages, initialize_process_messages)
     for (int i = 0; i < num_peers_to_add; ++i) {
         peers.push_back(ConsumeNodeAsUniquePtr(fuzzed_data_provider, i).release());
         CNode& p2p_node = *peers.back();
-        FillNode(fuzzed_data_provider, p2p_node);
 
-        p2p_node.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
+        const bool successfully_connected{true};
+        p2p_node.fSuccessfullyConnected = successfully_connected;
         p2p_node.fPauseSend = false;
         g_setup->m_node.peerman->InitializeNode(&p2p_node);
+        FillNode(fuzzed_data_provider, p2p_node, /* init_version */ successfully_connected);
 
         connman.AddTestNode(p2p_node);
     }