diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/proxy_test.py b/qa/rpc-tests/proxy_test.py
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/proxy_test.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/proxy_test.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         self.num_nodes = 4
         self.setup_clean_chain = False
 
+    def setup_nodes(self):
         self.have_ipv6 = test_ipv6_local()
         # Create two proxies on different ports
         # ... one unauthenticated
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@
             self.serv3 = Socks5Server(self.conf3)
             self.serv3.start()
 
-    def setup_nodes(self):
         # Note: proxies are not used to connect to local nodes
         # this is because the proxy to use is based on CService.GetNetwork(),
         # which return NET_UNROUTABLE for localhost