diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@
 
 public:
     // socket
-    std::atomic<ServiceFlags> nServices;
+    std::atomic<ServiceFlags> nServices{NODE_NONE};
     SOCKET hSocket GUARDED_BY(cs_hSocket);
     // Total size of all vSendMsg entries.
-    size_t nSendSize;
+    size_t nSendSize{0};
     // Offset inside the first vSendMsg already sent.
-    size_t nSendOffset;
-    uint64_t nSendBytes GUARDED_BY(cs_vSend);
+    size_t nSendOffset{0};
+    uint64_t nSendBytes GUARDED_BY(cs_vSend){0};
     std::deque<std::vector<uint8_t>> vSendMsg GUARDED_BY(cs_vSend);
     CCriticalSection cs_vSend;
     CCriticalSection cs_hSocket;
@@ -651,23 +651,23 @@
 
     CCriticalSection cs_vProcessMsg;
     std::list<CNetMessage> vProcessMsg GUARDED_BY(cs_vProcessMsg);
-    size_t nProcessQueueSize;
+    size_t nProcessQueueSize{0};
 
     CCriticalSection cs_sendProcessing;
 
     std::deque<CInv> vRecvGetData;
-    uint64_t nRecvBytes GUARDED_BY(cs_vRecv);
-    std::atomic<int> nRecvVersion;
+    uint64_t nRecvBytes GUARDED_BY(cs_vRecv){0};
+    std::atomic<int> nRecvVersion{INIT_PROTO_VERSION};
 
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastSend;
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastRecv;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastSend{0};
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastRecv{0};
     const int64_t nTimeConnected;
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nTimeOffset;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nTimeOffset{0};
     // Address of this peer
     const CAddress addr;
     // Bind address of our side of the connection
     const CAddress addrBind;
-    std::atomic<int> nVersion;
+    std::atomic<int> nVersion{0};
     // strSubVer is whatever byte array we read from the wire. However, this
     // field is intended to be printed out, displayed to humans in various forms
     // and so on. So we sanitize it and store the sanitized version in
@@ -678,33 +678,33 @@
     // Used for both cleanSubVer and strSubVer.
     CCriticalSection cs_SubVer;
     // This peer can bypass DoS banning.
-    bool fWhitelisted;
+    bool fWhitelisted{false};
     // If true this node is being used as a short lived feeler.
-    bool fFeeler;
-    bool fOneShot;
-    bool m_manual_connection;
-    bool fClient;
-    // after BIP159
-    bool m_limited_node;
+    bool fFeeler{false};
+    bool fOneShot{false};
+    bool m_manual_connection{false};
+    // set by version message
+    bool fClient{false};
+    // after BIP159, set by version message
+    bool m_limited_node{false};
     const bool fInbound;
-    std::atomic_bool fSuccessfullyConnected;
-    std::atomic_bool fDisconnect;
+    std::atomic_bool fSuccessfullyConnected{false};
+    std::atomic_bool fDisconnect{false};
     // We use fRelayTxes for two purposes -
     // a) it allows us to not relay tx invs before receiving the peer's version
     // message.
     // b) the peer may tell us in its version message that we should not relay
     // tx invs unless it loads a bloom filter.
-
-    bool fRelayTxes GUARDED_BY(cs_filter);
-    bool fSentAddr;
+    bool fRelayTxes GUARDED_BY(cs_filter){false};
+    bool fSentAddr{false};
     CSemaphoreGrant grantOutbound;
     mutable CCriticalSection cs_filter;
     std::unique_ptr<CBloomFilter> pfilter PT_GUARDED_BY(cs_filter);
-    std::atomic<int> nRefCount;
+    std::atomic<int> nRefCount{0};
 
     const uint64_t nKeyedNetGroup;
-    std::atomic_bool fPauseRecv;
-    std::atomic_bool fPauseSend;
+    std::atomic_bool fPauseRecv{false};
+    std::atomic_bool fPauseSend{false};
 
 protected:
     mapMsgCmdSize mapSendBytesPerMsgCmd;
@@ -712,15 +712,15 @@
 
 public:
     uint256 hashContinue;
-    std::atomic<int> nStartingHeight;
+    std::atomic<int> nStartingHeight{-1};
 
     // flood relay
     std::vector<CAddress> vAddrToSend;
     CRollingBloomFilter addrKnown;
-    bool fGetAddr;
+    bool fGetAddr{false};
     std::set<uint256> setKnown;
-    int64_t nNextAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing);
-    int64_t nNextLocalAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing);
+    int64_t nNextAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
+    int64_t nNextLocalAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
 
     // Inventory based relay.
     CRollingBloomFilter filterInventoryKnown GUARDED_BY(cs_inventory);
@@ -734,35 +734,35 @@
     CCriticalSection cs_inventory;
     std::set<uint256> setAskFor;
     std::multimap<int64_t, CInv> mapAskFor;
-    int64_t nNextInvSend;
+    int64_t nNextInvSend{0};
     // Used for headers announcements - unfiltered blocks to relay.
     std::vector<uint256> vBlockHashesToAnnounce GUARDED_BY(cs_inventory);
     // Used for BIP35 mempool sending.
-    bool fSendMempool GUARDED_BY(cs_inventory);
+    bool fSendMempool GUARDED_BY(cs_inventory){false};
 
     // Last time a "MEMPOOL" request was serviced.
-    std::atomic<int64_t> timeLastMempoolReq;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> timeLastMempoolReq{0};
 
     // Block and TXN accept times
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastBlockTime;
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastTXTime;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastBlockTime{0};
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nLastTXTime{0};
 
     // Ping time measurement:
     // The pong reply we're expecting, or 0 if no pong expected.
-    std::atomic<uint64_t> nPingNonceSent;
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> nPingNonceSent{0};
     // Time (in usec) the last ping was sent, or 0 if no ping was ever sent.
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nPingUsecStart;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nPingUsecStart{0};
     // Last measured round-trip time.
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nPingUsecTime;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nPingUsecTime{0};
     // Best measured round-trip time.
-    std::atomic<int64_t> nMinPingUsecTime;
+    std::atomic<int64_t> nMinPingUsecTime{std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()};
     // Whether a ping is requested.
-    std::atomic<bool> fPingQueued;
+    std::atomic<bool> fPingQueued{false};
     // Minimum fee rate with which to filter inv's to this node
-    Amount minFeeFilter GUARDED_BY(cs_feeFilter);
+    Amount minFeeFilter GUARDED_BY(cs_feeFilter){Amount::zero()};
     CCriticalSection cs_feeFilter;
-    Amount lastSentFeeFilter;
-    int64_t nextSendTimeFeeFilter;
+    Amount lastSentFeeFilter{Amount::zero()};
+    int64_t nextSendTimeFeeFilter{0};
 
     CNode(NodeId id, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, int nMyStartingHeightIn,
           SOCKET hSocketIn, const CAddress &addrIn, uint64_t nKeyedNetGroupIn,
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
     // Services offered to this peer
     const ServiceFlags nLocalServices;
     const int nMyStartingHeight;
-    int nSendVersion;
+    int nSendVersion{0};
     // Used only by SocketHandler thread.
     std::list<CNetMessage> vRecvMsg;
 
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2889,56 +2889,13 @@
       nKeyedNetGroup(nKeyedNetGroupIn), addrKnown(5000, 0.001),
       filterInventoryKnown(50000, 0.000001), id(idIn),
       nLocalHostNonce(nLocalHostNonceIn), nLocalServices(nLocalServicesIn),
-      nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn), nSendVersion(0) {
-    nServices = NODE_NONE;
+      nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn) {
     hSocket = hSocketIn;
-    nRecvVersion = INIT_PROTO_VERSION;
-    nLastSend = 0;
-    nLastRecv = 0;
-    nSendBytes = 0;
-    nRecvBytes = 0;
-    nTimeOffset = 0;
     addrName = addrNameIn == "" ? addr.ToStringIPPort() : addrNameIn;
-    nVersion = 0;
     strSubVer = "";
-    fWhitelisted = false;
-    fOneShot = false;
-    m_manual_connection = false;
-    // set by version message
-    fClient = false;
-    // set by version message
-    m_limited_node = false;
-    fFeeler = false;
-    fSuccessfullyConnected = false;
-    fDisconnect = false;
-    nRefCount = 0;
-    nSendSize = 0;
-    nSendOffset = 0;
     hashContinue = uint256();
-    nStartingHeight = -1;
     filterInventoryKnown.reset();
-    fSendMempool = false;
-    fGetAddr = false;
-    nNextLocalAddrSend = 0;
-    nNextAddrSend = 0;
-    nNextInvSend = 0;
-    fRelayTxes = false;
-    fSentAddr = false;
     pfilter = std::make_unique<CBloomFilter>();
-    timeLastMempoolReq = 0;
-    nLastBlockTime = 0;
-    nLastTXTime = 0;
-    nPingNonceSent = 0;
-    nPingUsecStart = 0;
-    nPingUsecTime = 0;
-    fPingQueued = false;
-    nMinPingUsecTime = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();
-    minFeeFilter = Amount::zero();
-    lastSentFeeFilter = Amount::zero();
-    nextSendTimeFeeFilter = 0;
-    fPauseRecv = false;
-    fPauseSend = false;
-    nProcessQueueSize = 0;
 
     for (const std::string &msg : getAllNetMessageTypes()) {
         mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd[msg] = 0;