diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -145,10 +145,28 @@
         std::vector<CSubNet> vWhitelistedRange;
         std::vector<CService> vBinds, vWhiteBinds;
     };
+
+    void Init(const Options &connOptions) {
+        nLocalServices = connOptions.nLocalServices;
+        nRelevantServices = connOptions.nRelevantServices;
+        nMaxConnections = connOptions.nMaxConnections;
+        nMaxOutbound =
+            std::min(connOptions.nMaxOutbound, connOptions.nMaxConnections);
+        nMaxAddnode = connOptions.nMaxAddnode;
+        nMaxFeeler = connOptions.nMaxFeeler;
+        nBestHeight = connOptions.nBestHeight;
+        clientInterface = connOptions.uiInterface;
+        nSendBufferMaxSize = connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize;
+        nReceiveFloodSize = connOptions.nReceiveFloodSize;
+        nMaxOutboundTimeframe = connOptions.nMaxOutboundTimeframe;
+        nMaxOutboundLimit = connOptions.nMaxOutboundLimit;
+        vWhitelistedRange = connOptions.vWhitelistedRange;
+    }
+
     CConnman(const Config &configIn, uint64_t seed0, uint64_t seed1);
     ~CConnman();
 
-    bool Start(CScheduler &scheduler, Options options);
+    bool Start(CScheduler &scheduler, const Options &options);
     void Stop();
     void Interrupt();
     bool GetNetworkActive() const { return fNetworkActive; };
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2362,12 +2362,10 @@
     nReceiveFloodSize = 0;
     semOutbound = nullptr;
     semAddnode = nullptr;
-    nMaxConnections = 0;
-    nMaxOutbound = 0;
-    nMaxAddnode = 0;
-    nBestHeight = 0;
-    clientInterface = nullptr;
     flagInterruptMsgProc = false;
+
+    Options connOptions;
+    Init(connOptions);
 }
 
 NodeId CConnman::GetNewNodeId() {
@@ -2409,29 +2407,14 @@
     return fBound;
 }
 
-bool CConnman::Start(CScheduler &scheduler, Options connOptions) {
+bool CConnman::Start(CScheduler &scheduler, const Options &connOptions) {
+    Init(connOptions);
+
     nTotalBytesRecv = 0;
     nTotalBytesSent = 0;
     nMaxOutboundTotalBytesSentInCycle = 0;
     nMaxOutboundCycleStartTime = 0;
 
-    nRelevantServices = connOptions.nRelevantServices;
-    nLocalServices = connOptions.nLocalServices;
-    nMaxConnections = connOptions.nMaxConnections;
-    nMaxOutbound = std::min((connOptions.nMaxOutbound), nMaxConnections);
-    nMaxAddnode = connOptions.nMaxAddnode;
-    nMaxFeeler = connOptions.nMaxFeeler;
-
-    nSendBufferMaxSize = connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize;
-    nReceiveFloodSize = connOptions.nReceiveFloodSize;
-
-    nMaxOutboundLimit = connOptions.nMaxOutboundLimit;
-    nMaxOutboundTimeframe = connOptions.nMaxOutboundTimeframe;
-
-    SetBestHeight(connOptions.nBestHeight);
-
-    clientInterface = connOptions.uiInterface;
-
     if (fListen && !InitBinds(connOptions.vBinds, connOptions.vWhiteBinds)) {
         if (clientInterface) {
             clientInterface->ThreadSafeMessageBox(
@@ -2442,8 +2425,6 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    vWhitelistedRange = connOptions.vWhitelistedRange;
-
     for (const auto &strDest : connOptions.vSeedNodes) {
         AddOneShot(strDest);
     }