diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@
                   fsbridge::get_filesystem_error_message(e));
     }
 
-    node.args = nullptr;
     LogPrintf("%s: done\n", __func__);
 }