diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
     void ThreadOpenConnections(std::vector<std::string> connect);
     void ThreadMessageHandler();
     void AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket &hListenSocket);
+    void NotifyNumConnectionsChanged();
     void ThreadSocketHandler();
     void ThreadDNSAddressSeed();
 
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@
     std::list<CNode *> vNodesDisconnected;
     mutable CCriticalSection cs_vNodes;
     std::atomic<NodeId> nLastNodeId;
+    unsigned int nPrevNodeCount;
 
     /** Services this instance offers */
     ServiceFlags nLocalServices;
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1230,8 +1230,21 @@
     }
 }
 
+void CConnman::NotifyNumConnectionsChanged() {
+    size_t vNodesSize;
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
+        vNodesSize = vNodes.size();
+    }
+    if (vNodesSize != nPrevNodeCount) {
+        nPrevNodeCount = vNodesSize;
+        if (clientInterface) {
+            clientInterface->NotifyNumConnectionsChanged(vNodesSize);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void CConnman::ThreadSocketHandler() {
-    unsigned int nPrevNodeCount = 0;
     while (!interruptNet) {
         //
         // Disconnect nodes
@@ -1294,17 +1307,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-        size_t vNodesSize;
-        {
-            LOCK(cs_vNodes);
-            vNodesSize = vNodes.size();
-        }
-        if (vNodesSize != nPrevNodeCount) {
-            nPrevNodeCount = vNodesSize;
-            if (clientInterface) {
-                clientInterface->NotifyNumConnectionsChanged(nPrevNodeCount);
-            }
-        }
+        NotifyNumConnectionsChanged();
 
         //
         // Find which sockets have data to receive
@@ -2347,6 +2350,7 @@
     setBannedIsDirty = false;
     fAddressesInitialized = false;
     nLastNodeId = 0;
+    nPrevNodeCount = 0;
     nSendBufferMaxSize = 0;
     nReceiveFloodSize = 0;
     flagInterruptMsgProc = false;