diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1970,12 +1970,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-seednode")) {
-        for (const std::string &strDest : gArgs.GetArgs("-seednode")) {
-            connman.AddOneShot(strDest);
-        }
-    }
-
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
     pzmqNotificationInterface = CZMQNotificationInterface::Create();
 
@@ -2312,6 +2306,10 @@
     connOptions.nMaxOutboundTimeframe = nMaxOutboundTimeframe;
     connOptions.nMaxOutboundLimit = nMaxOutboundLimit;
 
+    if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-seednode")) {
+        connOptions.vSeedNodes = gArgs.GetArgs("-seednode");
+    }
+
     if (!connman.Start(scheduler, strNodeError, connOptions)) {
         return InitError(strNodeError);
     }
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
         unsigned int nReceiveFloodSize = 0;
         uint64_t nMaxOutboundTimeframe = 0;
         uint64_t nMaxOutboundLimit = 0;
+        std::vector<std::string> vSeedNodes;
     };
     CConnman(const Config &configIn, uint64_t seed0, uint64_t seed1);
     ~CConnman();
@@ -229,8 +230,6 @@
     void GetBanned(banmap_t &banmap);
     void SetBanned(const banmap_t &banmap);
 
-    void AddOneShot(const std::string &strDest);
-
     bool AddNode(const std::string &node);
     bool RemoveAddedNode(const std::string &node);
     std::vector<AddedNodeInfo> GetAddedNodeInfo();
@@ -291,6 +290,7 @@
     };
 
     void ThreadOpenAddedConnections();
+    void AddOneShot(const std::string &strDest);
     void ProcessOneShot();
     void ThreadOpenConnections();
     void ThreadMessageHandler();
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1841,9 +1841,9 @@
         //
         // Method:
         //  * Choose a random address from new and attempt to connect to it if
-        //  we can connect successfully it is added to tried.
+        //    we can connect successfully it is added to tried.
         //  * Start attempting feeler connections only after node finishes
-        //  making outbound connections.
+        //    making outbound connections.
         //  * Only make a feeler connection once every few minutes.
         //
         bool fFeeler = false;
@@ -2373,6 +2373,10 @@
 
     SetBestHeight(connOptions.nBestHeight);
 
+    for (const auto &strDest : connOptions.vSeedNodes) {
+        AddOneShot(strDest);
+    }
+
     clientInterface = connOptions.uiInterface;
     if (clientInterface) {
         clientInterface->InitMessage(_("Loading addresses..."));